MVN 13, 654 (P117427)

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 0843

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(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal ansze amar#-amar
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
4. |KI.AN|{ki}-ka
5. SUH#? gibil-ta
6. ki ARAD2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-dingir-ra
  blank space
2. iti {d}dumu-zi
3. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4 mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. ur-dingir-ra szusz3#?
2. dumu a-[zi]-da

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 004395 (composite) (P457105) S004395 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.37.01.00, Šulgi.47.03.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117427

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) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0843
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028070

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 654

    [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
2023-03-21 at 09:12:56 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:24:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:25 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 13, 654 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117427.
MVN 13, 654 artifact entry (No. P117427). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117427
MVN 13, 654 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117427 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 654 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117427},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117427
LB  - CDLI:P117427
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 13, 654 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117427
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 654 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117427.
MVN 13, 654 artifact entry (No. P117427). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117427
MVN 13, 654 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117427 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 654 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117427},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117427
LB  - CDLI:P117427
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 13, 654 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117427
ER  -
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