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MVN 15, 164 (P118444)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Elmira College, Elmira, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Elmira College, Elmira, New York, USA

Museum Number

Elmira 4

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ur-nigar{gar}
3. 3(asz) lu2-giri17-zal
4. 3(asz) szu-esz18-dar
5. 3(asz) {d}szara2-kam
6. 3(asz) ur-{gesz}gigir
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) a-kal-la
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) {d}iszkur-ka
9. 3(asz) dingir-an-dul3
10. 3(asz) he2-su13-e
11. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
12. [...] 3(asz) a-a-lu2-[du10]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(barig) 2(ban2) gu2#?-[...]
blank space
seal impression
2'. [sze]-ba za3-mu
3'. dub didli-a
4'. kiszib3#? gu2-tar
5'. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. [gu2-tar?]
2. nu-banda3-gu4
3. dumu lugal-iti!-da

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

Elmira College, Elmira, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 164

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

Barley rations.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Elmira 4
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:
provided by Vanderroost email 15 Nov 2002
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-05-17 at 09:38:46	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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 (034187) (034187)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002377.2 (composite) (P533413)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118444.

MVN 15, 164 artifact entry (No. P118444). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118444

MVN 15, 164 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118444 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118444
LB  - CDLI:P118444
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - MVN 15, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118444
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118444.

MVN 15, 164 artifact entry (No. P118444). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118444

MVN 15, 164 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118444 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118444
LB  - CDLI:P118444
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - MVN 15, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118444
ER  -