MVN 16, 0604 (P118652)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0604

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}szara2
2. 2(disz) sila3 du10-i3-li2
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-i3-pa3-da
4. 2(disz) sila3 me-{d}iszkur
5. 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
6. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze dug udul2
7. 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 2(ban2) [4(disz)] sila3#
reverse
1. igi-kar2 dingir-ki-ib#?-[ri2? ...]
2. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
3. szunigin 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
5. iti min-esz3
6. gaba-ri sza3 {kusz}du10-gan

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P118652

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0604
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037073

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 604

    [Waetzoldt1994MVN16] Waetzoldt, Hartmut, and Fatma Yıldız. 1994. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band II (Nr. 601-1600). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 16. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0604 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118652.
MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry (No. P118652). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118652
MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118652 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118652},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118652
LB  - CDLI:P118652
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118652
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0604 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118652.
MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry (No. P118652). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118652
MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118652 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118652},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118652
LB  - CDLI:P118652
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0604 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118652
ER  -
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