MVN 10, 108 (P115881)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg

Museum Collection(s)

Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg

Museum Number

MEL 1977-196/20

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. 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
3. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
5. 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
6. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 u4 2(u)-kam
7. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
8. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) 3(disz)#-kam#
2. 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 {d}nansze
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sza3? BI? na KU? DUB? x
4. 2(ban2) zi3 szu-i3-li2
  blank space
5. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
6. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
7. iti min3-esz3
8. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
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 Šū-Suen.04.07.15 to Šū-Suen.04.07.23 (us2 year)

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115881

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) Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg
Museum Number MEL 1977-196/20
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023209

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 108

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

  • history: OrSP 18 (pp. 1-101), pl. 15 45

    [Schneider1925OrSP18] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1925. “Das Drehem- Und Djoha-Archiv. (Forts.). 1) Der Götterkult. I Teil.” Orientalia SP 18: 1–101, I–XVII.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 09:02:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 09:00:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-03-03 at 09:34:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:48 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, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115881.
MVN 10, 108 artifact entry (No. P115881). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115881 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115881 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115881},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115881
LB  - CDLI:P115881
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115881
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115881.
MVN 10, 108 artifact entry (No. P115881). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115881 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115881 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115881},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115881
LB  - CDLI:P115881
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115881
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.