MVN 10, 243 (P116010)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Béghin, Versailles, France

Museum Number

CB 15

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(barig) sze szuku-ra
2. lu2-dingir-ra
3. x-am3 udu-sze3
4. [...]-a ba-ku5
reverse
1. [ki] gu#-du-du-ta
2. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu# ba#-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ab-zu?

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 005660.1 (composite) (P534113) S005660.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116010

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) Béghin, Versailles, France
Museum Number CB 15
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023338

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 243

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

  • history: RA 73, p.23-35, p. 32 39

    [Durand1979textes] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1979. “Textes de Collections Diverses.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 73: 23–35.

  • history: OrAnt 18, p.227-239, p. 238 19

    [Grégoire1979documents] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1979. “Quelques Nouveaux Documents Économiques Cunéiformes Provenant de l’ancienne Collection Allotte de La Fuÿe.” Oriens Antiquus 18: 227–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-19 at 09:13:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116010.
MVN 10, 243 artifact entry (No. P116010). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116010
MVN 10, 243 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116010 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 243 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116010
LB  - CDLI:P116010
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116010
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116010.
MVN 10, 243 artifact entry (No. P116010). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116010
MVN 10, 243 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116010 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116010
LB  - CDLI:P116010
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116010
ER  -
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