MVN 09, 086 (P115729)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

EAH 00090

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur a2 nam-szitim u4 4(u)-sze3
2. 2(asz) gur a2 gurusz 4(disz) u4 3(u)-sze3
3. sig4-bi du8-de3
4. ki ur-sukkal-ta
5. szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti
6. iti sig4-ga sig4-bi du8-de3
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3. 1(disz) u3-da-ga
4. 1(disz) ur-szu-mah
5. 1(disz) a2-zi-da
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
7. iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 5(disz) zal-la
8. mu szu-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur a2 nam-szitim u4 4(u)-sze3
2. 2(asz) gur a2 4(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3
3. ki ur-sukkal-ta du-de3
  blank space
4. szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti
5. iti sig4-ga-ka sig4!-bi! du8-de3
6. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
2. 1(disz) ur-szu-mah
3. 1(disz) a2-zi-da
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 1(disz) u3-da-ga
  blank space
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
7. iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 5(disz) zal-la
8. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-<da> ba-hun
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-[la]
2. dumu inim-{d}[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 9, 086

    [Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: EAH 00090
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.11.25, Šū-Suen.01.03.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:37:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004130 (composite) (P456840) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 09, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115729.
MVN 09, 086 artifact entry (No. P115729). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115729 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115729 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115729},
}


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