MVN 08, 238 (P115628)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 054378

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. uri5{ki}-sze3
3. ki lu2-kal-la#-[ta]
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2
  blank space
2. mu ma2 en-ki ba#-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2#
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P115628

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 054378
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022352

References

  • primary: MVN 8, 238

    [Calvot1979MVN8] Calvot, Danielle, Fawzi Rashid, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1979. Textes Économiques de Ṣelluš-Dagan Du Musée Du Louvre et Du Collège de France; Testi Economici Dell’Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 8. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:31:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:17:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 08, 238 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115628.
MVN 08, 238 artifact entry (No. P115628). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115628
MVN 08, 238 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115628 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115628},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115628
LB  - CDLI:P115628
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 08, 238 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115628
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 08, 238 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115628.
MVN 08, 238 artifact entry (No. P115628). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115628
MVN 08, 238 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115628 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115628},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115628
LB  - CDLI:P115628
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 08, 238 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115628
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.