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MVN 16, 0725 (P118773)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0725

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(ban2) zi3 sig15
2. 4(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 1(ban2) zu2-lum
4. ninda du8
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
9. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
10. 1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
11. 1(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a
12. giri3#-lam zu2-lum 3(disz) sila3-ta
13. [...] siskur2# mah
reverse
1. [...] ga-ar3
2. [...] ba-ba munu4
3. 1(ban2) kasz dida saga#
4. 5(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
5. ma-an-sar-sze3
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
7. 6(asz) gu2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
1 line blank
8. ki-{d}iszkur ak sza3 umma{ki}
9. kiszib3 ensi2#
10. iti diri
some text moved to next line
11. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 725

[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 0725
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:44:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:59	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 (037193) (037193)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0725 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118773.

MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry (No. P118773). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118773

MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118773 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118773},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118773
LB  - CDLI:P118773
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118773
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0725 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118773.

MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry (No. P118773). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118773

MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118773 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118773},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118773
LB  - CDLI:P118773
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MVN 16, 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118773
ER  -