MVN 16, 0707 (P118755)

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 0707

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. 2(disz) dug dida saga 2(ban2)
2. 2(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
3. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
5. 2(barig) 4(ban2) ninda
6. 3(disz) masz2
7. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
reverse
1. 1(barig) sze a2 ma2 hun-ga2
2. zu2-ur2-zu2-ur2
3. lu2 kin-gi4-a ia3-a-ba-ra-ad
4. giri3 zu-hu-uh2
5. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi
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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118755

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0707
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037176

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 707

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:44:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:59 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 16, 0707 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118755.
MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry (No. P118755). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118755
MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118755 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118755},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118755
LB  - CDLI:P118755
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118755
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0707 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118755.
MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry (No. P118755). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118755
MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118755 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118755},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118755
LB  - CDLI:P118755
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0707 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118755
ER  - 
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