MVN 10, 204 (P115971)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Seidl-Geuthner, F., Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Seidl-Geuthner, F., Paris, France

Museum Number

Seidl-Geuthner 04

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
2. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
3. 2(u) 2(asz) ziz2 gur
4. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
5. [...] zi3 gu2-na
6. [...] 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2 gur ba-ba x [(x)] ur-{d}suen
7. [...] ur3#? e2-kikken [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(ban2) ziz2 [...]
2'. [...] 1(ban2) ziz2-numun [...] ur-[...]
3'. [...] 3(asz) gig gur x-[...] lu2 a-kal-[la] nu-banda3
4'. 1(barig) {d}asznan
5'. 1(asz) 1(barig) sa2-du11 e2 nig2-lagar ur-{d}suen
6'. 1(barig) ziz2 nig2-dab5 {d}li9-si4 lugal-a2-zi-da
7'. szunigin 3(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...] zi3 gu2 szusz3 u3 mu-sza
8'. szunigin 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...] x-KA
9'. szunigin x [...] e2#-szu-tum-ta
10'. giri3 [...]
  some text moved to next line
11'. [iti] e2-iti-6(disz)
  some text moved to next line
12'. mu# en#-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115971

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) Seidl-Geuthner, F., Paris, France
Museum Number Seidl-Geuthner 04
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023299

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 204

    [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 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:35:37 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:47 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, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115971.
MVN 10, 204 artifact entry (No. P115971). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115971
MVN 10, 204 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115971 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115971},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115971
LB  - CDLI:P115971
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MVN 10, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115971
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 204 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115971.
MVN 10, 204 artifact entry (No. P115971). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115971
MVN 10, 204 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115971 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115971},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115971
LB  - CDLI:P115971
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MVN 10, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115971
ER  -
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