MVN 13, 760 (P117533)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0622

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz lu2 hun#-[ga2]
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta#
3. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) lu2 IL2
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
5. 1(asz) gu2 duh gesz-i3-ka
6. 3(ban2) ku6-sze6
7. al-tar zu2-lum
8. a-ra2 2(u)?-kam
9. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz lu2 hun!-ga2!
  copy has da for hun-ga2
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
2. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz lu2 IL2
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
4. 1(asz) gu2 duh gesz-i3
5. 3(ban2) ku6-sze6
6. al-tar du11-ga a-ra2 3(u)-kam
7. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen-ka
8. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-[e3]
9. kiszib3 ensi2-ka#
10. iti min-esz3
  some text moved to next line
11. mu sza-asz-[ru-um]{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
  (not given)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: MVN 13, 760

    [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.

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 404 (seal)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 0622
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-04 at 14:31:19 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2016-03-26 at 11:47:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907.5 (composite) (P534130) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 13, 760 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P117533.
MVN 13, 760 artifact entry (No. P117533). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117533 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 760 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117533 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {MVN 13, 760 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117533},
}


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