MVN 15, 174 (P118454)

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 T025

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. {gesz}kin2-na-i3-sa6
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. e-mul
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. gu-da-a-a
5. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
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9. iti min-esz3
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 29.0 wide
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  • primary: MVN 15, 174

    [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 T025
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.12
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-15 at 11:26:05 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, 174 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118454.
MVN 15, 174 artifact entry (No. P118454). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118454 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 174 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118454 (Accessed: October 1, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {MVN 15, 174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118454},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P118454
LB  - CDLI:P118454
M1  - 2025/10/1/
TI  - MVN 15, 174 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 174 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118454.
MVN 15, 174 artifact entry (No. P118454). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118454 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 174 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118454 (Accessed: October 1, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {MVN 15, 174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118454},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P118454
LB  - CDLI:P118454
M1  - 2025/10/1/
TI  - MVN 15, 174 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118454
ER  - 
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