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MVN 15, 208 (P118487)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89269

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Silver.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) har ku3-babbar e2-ba-an
2. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz){sza}
3. nin nibru{ki}-ta
4. unu{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. ba-na-kux(KWU147)
2. mu nigar-ki-du10-sze3
3. i3-da-mu kiszib3 ba-ra
4. i3-da-mu
5. nigar-ki-du10-ra su-su-dam
6. mu 2(disz)-kam us2

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

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 29.0 wide
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (“Silver.”)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 208

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

Record of a gift? of a pair of silver rings weighing 1/3 mana from the queen at Nippur for Uruk.ll

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: KM 89269
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.23.00.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:43:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-08-12 at 22:19:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53	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 (034230) (034230)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118487.

MVN 15, 208 artifact entry (No. P118487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118487

MVN 15, 208 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118487 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118487},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118487
LB  - CDLI:P118487
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - MVN 15, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118487
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118487.

MVN 15, 208 artifact entry (No. P118487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118487

MVN 15, 208 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118487 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118487},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118487
LB  - CDLI:P118487
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - MVN 15, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118487
ER  -