MVN 13, 831 & 832 (P117603)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 0869

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. gi4-gi4-dam
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. szu ba-an-ti
  blank space
5. gi4-gi4-dam
reverse
  blank space
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. na-ba-[sa6?]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz!-[kal?-la?]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 13, 831 & 832

    [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: CUSAS 7, 0700 (seal)

    [MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 0869
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.10.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-07 at 13:02:03 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-04-07 at 13:01:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-02-05 at 14:51:44 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-06-21 at 12:40:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-03-26 at 11:50:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-01-07 at 16:47:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:25:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:29 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 003836 (composite) (P456546) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 831 & 832 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P117603.
MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry (No. P117603). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117603 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117603 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117603},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P117603
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M1  - 2025/9/7/
TI  - MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 831 & 832 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P117603.
MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry (No. P117603). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117603 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117603 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117603},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P117603
LB  - CDLI:P117603
M1  - 2025/9/7/
TI  - MVN 13, 831 & 832 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117603
ER  -
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