MVN 15, 072 (P118352)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

WLUNC 09

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. i7-pa-e3
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u3-ma-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. bi2-bi2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-lugal
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. lugal-an-ne2
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. na-silim
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ma-ba-a
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-giri17-zal
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. szar-ru-um-i3-li2
12. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz
13. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. <szunigin> 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
15. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
left
1. iti {d}li9-si4

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 72

    [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 72

    [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.: WLUNC 09
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118352.
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (No. P118352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118352
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118352 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118352
LB  - CDLI:P118352
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - MVN 15, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118352
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118352.
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (No. P118352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118352
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118352 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118352
LB  - CDLI:P118352
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - MVN 15, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118352
ER  -
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