MVN 09, 216 (P115856)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Cherkasky 24

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x [...]
2. sze-ba iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. {d}nin-sun2
4. 3(u) 2(asz) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur iti 1(u)
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur iti diri
6. sa2-du11
7. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
8. {d}nin-da-lagasz{ki}
9. 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur iti diri sa2-du11
11. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
12. {d}nin-eb-gal
13. 8(asz) 2(barig) gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur iti diri sa2-du11
15. {d}nansze umma{ki}
16. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
17. 5(asz) 1(ban2) gur iti diri sa2-du11
18. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
19. {d}nin-e11-e
20. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
21. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur iti diri sa2-du11
22. 8(asz) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
23. {d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ-ka-limmu2
reverse
1. 3(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) sila3 iti diri sa2-du11
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
4. {d}nun-gal
  blank space
5. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
  blank space
6. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
  blank space
7. sze-ba ninda nig2-gal2-la
8. ki ur-{d}szara2-ta
9. ARAD2 ka-guru7-ke4 szu ba-ti
10. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 9, 216

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Cherkasky 24
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.01.00, Šulgi.33.12.00, Šulgi.33.13.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.33.01.00 to Šulgi.33.13.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20100518 englund: compare notes to P124715

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 216 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115856.
MVN 09, 216 artifact entry (No. P115856). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115856
MVN 09, 216 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115856 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 09, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115856},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115856
LB  - CDLI:P115856
M1  - 2026/2/5/
TI  - MVN 09, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115856
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 216 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115856.
MVN 09, 216 artifact entry (No. P115856). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115856
MVN 09, 216 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115856 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 09, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115856},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115856
LB  - CDLI:P115856
M1  - 2026/2/5/
TI  - MVN 09, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115856
ER  -
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