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MVN 15, 233 (P118498)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Auburn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Auburn 44

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. 1(disz) udu gu2-na
2. tu-ga-asz
3. siskur2 ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
2. iti nesag
seal impression
3. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

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

Auburn, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 233

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

Receipt of a sheep for an offering to the large threshing floor of the field, Lamah.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Auburn 44
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.04.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-07-10 at 14:21:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:43:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034240) (034240)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002372.2 (composite) (P533411)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 233 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118498.

MVN 15, 233 artifact entry (No. P118498). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118498

MVN 15, 233 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118498 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118498},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118498},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118498
LB  - CDLI:P118498
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 233 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 233 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118498.

MVN 15, 233 artifact entry (No. P118498). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118498

MVN 15, 233 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118498 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118498},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118498},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118498
LB  - CDLI:P118498
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118498
ER  -