MVN 15, 238 (P118503)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Auburn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Auburn 46

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-kal-la
2. iti min-esz3
  some text moved to next line
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna-ta
4. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul-<sze3>
reverse
1. ki lu2-du11-ga-ta
2. ugu2 ba-sa6-ka ba-a-gar
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ba-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.07.00 to Amar-Suen.07.00.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002014.4 (composite) (P533336) S002014.4 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Auburn, New York, USA
Museum Number Auburn 46
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034245

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 238

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

    Receipt of barley?.


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 21:08:13 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 238 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118503.
MVN 15, 238 artifact entry (No. P118503). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118503
MVN 15, 238 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118503 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118503
LB  - CDLI:P118503
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 15, 238 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118503
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 238 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118503.
MVN 15, 238 artifact entry (No. P118503). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118503
MVN 15, 238 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118503 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118503
LB  - CDLI:P118503
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 15, 238 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118503
ER  - 
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