MVN 15, 173 (P118453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Museum Number

JHU T024

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 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. puzur4-{d}iszkur
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. nam-ha-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. inim-{d}ba-ba6
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-bu-mi-lum
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ur-{d}lamma
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}szul-gi
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. puzur4-gug
10. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda <1(u)> 6(disz) sa szum2
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
12. u4 7(disz)-kam
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13. iti sze-kar-ra {ga2}gar

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 173

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

    Messenger text.


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  • Museum No.: JHU T024
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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 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:52 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, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118453.
MVN 15, 173 artifact entry (No. P118453). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118453
MVN 15, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118453 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118453},
}

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