MVN 13, 155 (P116927)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0932

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. 1(u) 8(disz) {gi}kid gid2-da IL2
2. [...] 4(disz) {gi}kid szer7-ru-um
3. [ki]-la2-bi 2(disz) sar
4. ma2 tug2 ba-a-dul9
5. mu kiszib3 i3-kal-la tum3-da-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 a-gu i3-gal2#
  1 line blank
2. mu na-mah ba-du3
  blank space
seal 1
1. a-gu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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 001735 (composite) (P454445) S001735 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116927

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) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0932
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027572

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 155

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:41:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116927.
MVN 13, 155 artifact entry (No. P116927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116927
MVN 13, 155 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116927 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116927
LB  - CDLI:P116927
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - MVN 13, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116927
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116927.
MVN 13, 155 artifact entry (No. P116927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116927
MVN 13, 155 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116927 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116927
LB  - CDLI:P116927
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - MVN 13, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116927
ER  -
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