MVN 15, 070 (P118350)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Haviland, Tryon, North Carolina, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Haviland, Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

Haviland 2

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# [sila3 kasz] saga# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lu2-{d}nanna
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-lugal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i3-li2-mu
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. an-na-hi-li
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. szesz-a-ni
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. nam-ha-ni
3. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
5. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
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7. iti {d}li9-si4
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu#-du3

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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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  • primary: MVN 15, 70

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

    Messenger text.


  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 164 70

    [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.: Haviland 2
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.09.16 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-14 at 20:57:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118350.
MVN 15, 070 artifact entry (No. P118350). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118350
MVN 15, 070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118350 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118350
LB  - CDLI:P118350
M1  - 2026/2/20/
TI  - MVN 15, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118350
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118350.
MVN 15, 070 artifact entry (No. P118350). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118350
MVN 15, 070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118350 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118350
LB  - CDLI:P118350
M1  - 2026/2/20/
TI  - MVN 15, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118350
ER  - 
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