MVN 10, 109 (P115882)

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 1977-196/21

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. 2(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum da bad3-da#
2. 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. {gesz}kiri6-ka gal2-la
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. {gesz}kiri6 sza3 gibil
6. lu2-giri17-zal i3-dab5
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
  blank space
2. mu us2#-[sa] si#-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-ur2-ra-[ni]
2. dumu inim-{d}szara2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003722 (composite) (P456432) S003722 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P115882

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
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 1977-196/21
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023210

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 109

    [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. 16 46

    [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
2022-07-03 at 09:15:27 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2013-06-26 at 09:22:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115882.
MVN 10, 109 artifact entry (No. P115882). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115882 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115882 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115882},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115882.
MVN 10, 109 artifact entry (No. P115882). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115882 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115882 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115882},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115882
LB  - CDLI:P115882
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - MVN 10, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115882
ER  -
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