MVN 14, 0461 (P118141)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0461

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. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zi3 ga6-ga2
3. 8(disz) gurusz ninda ga6-ga2
4. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz mun-gazi ar-za-na ga6-ga2
reverse
1. 4(disz) gurusz ma2-a gi du3-a
2. umma{ki}-ta kar-sze3
3. nig2-gu2-na bala ga6-ga2
4. ugula a-kal-la
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118141

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0461
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030774

References

  • primary: MVN 14, 461

    [Yıldız1988MVN14] Yıldız, Fatma, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Hubert Renner. 1988. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul, Nr. 1-600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 14. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:42 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 14, 0461 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118141.
MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry (No. P118141). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118141
MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118141 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118141},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118141
LB  - CDLI:P118141
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118141
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 14, 0461 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118141.
MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry (No. P118141). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118141
MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118141 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118141},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118141
LB  - CDLI:P118141
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MVN 14, 0461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118141
ER  -
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