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

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

Measurements

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115877

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany
Museum Number H 1159
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023205

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-21 at 21:12:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	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  - 2026/10/16/
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, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	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  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - MVN 10, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115877
ER  -
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