MVN 15, 044 (P118324)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

Duke 09

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du gur
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz dida saga gur
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz dida du gur
5. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) ninda gesz-asz gur
6. 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) ninda du gur
7. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur
8. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) zi3-gu du gur
9. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
10. 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
reverse
1. 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze
2. sza3 a2 u4-da
  blank space
3. mu kiszib3 hu-wa-wa tum3-da-sze3
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
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5. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu5-lu5-ni

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 44

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Daily offerings of bread and beer.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 158 44

    [Owen1972JCS24AmericanColl] Owen, David I. 1972. “Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections, I.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 137–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359636.

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  • Museum No.: Duke 09
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-10 at 08:11:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:26:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:46 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 005352.3 (composite) (P534040) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 044 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118324.
MVN 15, 044 artifact entry (No. P118324). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118324
MVN 15, 044 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118324 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118324},
}


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