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MVN 16, 0688 (P118736)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0688

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
2. [2(disz)] sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
3. [u4]-sakar# gu-la
4. [1(disz)] udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 bar-ba zi-ga
5. [1(disz)] udu u2 1(disz) masz2
6. {gesz#}gigir u4 6(disz)?
7. [1(disz)] udu niga 3(disz)# [udu u2]
8. 1(disz) sila4# [bar-ba zi-ga]
9. {gesz}gigir [u4 7(disz)]
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
2. u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
3. 5(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2
4. a2 u4-da
5. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 e2-mah
blank space
6. szunigin 1(u) udu niga 1(u) 2(disz) [udu u2]
7. szunigin 1(disz) udu bar-[ba zi-ga]
8. szunigin 5(disz) [sila4 bar-ba zi-ga]
9. [sa2]-du11 [{d}szara2]
10. [ki] a-lu5-lu5-ta#
left
1. iti dal
some text moved to next line
2. mu [...]

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

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 688

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Um 0688
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.05.00
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:44:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:27:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 18:51:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	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 (037157) (037157)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0688 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118736.

MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry (No. P118736). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118736

MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118736 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118736},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118736},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118736
LB  - CDLI:P118736
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118736
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0688 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118736.

MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry (No. P118736). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118736

MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118736 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118736},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118736},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118736
LB  - CDLI:P118736
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - MVN 16, 0688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118736
ER  -