MVN 10, 104 (P115877)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany

Museum Number

H 1159

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. asz-qu2-dan
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. a-da-lal3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}nin-tu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-esz18-dar
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-giri17-zal
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. i#-ti-a
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. szu-{d}iszkur
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. la-a!-a!
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3 {gesz}gigir
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
8. u4 3(u)-kam
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9. iti {d}dumu-zi
10. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

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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 10, 104

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: H 1159
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.12.30 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-21 at 21:12:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115877.
MVN 10, 104 artifact entry (No. P115877). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115877
MVN 10, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115877 (Accessed: October 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115877},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115877
LB  - CDLI:P115877
M1  - 2025/10/16/
TI  - MVN 10, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115877
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115877.
MVN 10, 104 artifact entry (No. P115877). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115877
MVN 10, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115877 (Accessed: October 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115877},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115877
LB  - CDLI:P115877
M1  - 2025/10/16/
TI  - MVN 10, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115877
ER  - 
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