MVN 13, 553 (P117326)

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

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Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0706

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi
2. 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du-ta
3. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga-ta
4. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
5. u4 3(u)-sze3
6. nig2-ar3-ra du-bi 2(barig)
reverse
1. duh saga-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
2. duh du-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. sza3-gal gu4 niga
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 13, 553

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 0706
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:42:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 13, 553 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117326.
MVN 13, 553 artifact entry (No. P117326). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117326
MVN 13, 553 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117326 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 553 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117326},
}


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