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MVN 15, 161 (P118441)

Tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

RMC 195

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gur10 uruda
2. ki-la2#-bi# [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ki# nam-ha-ni-ta
reverse
seal impression
1. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu giri3-ni

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)

Collections

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 161

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

Delivery of 13 copper sickles.
history: CUSAS 15, 195

[Gadotti2011CUSAS15] Gadotti, Alhena, and Marcel Sigrist. 2011. Cuneiform Texts in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: RMC 195
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:43:47	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:52	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034184) (034184)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003343 (composite) (P456053)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118441.

MVN 15, 161 artifact entry (No. P118441). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118441

MVN 15, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118441 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118441},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2001
ID  - P118441
LB  - CDLI:P118441
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 161 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118441.

MVN 15, 161 artifact entry (No. P118441). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118441

MVN 15, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118441 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118441},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118441
LB  - CDLI:P118441
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118441
ER  -