MVN 16, 0742 (P118790)
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, TurkeyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMuseum Number
Ist Um 0742Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar gal
2. 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
3. 1(iku) GAN2 kislah
4. igi e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
5. 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-tur
6. sza3 e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
7. {gesz}kiri6# {d}szul-gi-ra
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-tur
9. {gesz}kiri6 ensi2-ka
10. sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
11. da-a-ti i3-dab5
12. 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar gal
13. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}u3-suh5 ur2-ba geszimmar tur-tur
14. ur-{d}kal-kal i3-dab5
15. {gesz}kiri6 ensi2-ka
16. igi-nim ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ka
17. 3(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}u3-suh5 {gesz}haszhur
18. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
19. 1(ban2) [(x)] GAN2 kislah#
reverse
1. [...] x
2. ur-[... i3]-dab5
3. e2-duru5 suh gibil du3-a
4. 2(iku) GAN2 geszimmar tur-tur
5. 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
6. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 kislah
7. ba-ga i3-dab5
8. {gesz}kiri6 kun-ga2 ensi2-ka
9. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}u3#-suh5 tur ur2-ba gesz hi-a
10. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
11. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 kislah
12. ur-{d}szakkan i3-dab5
13. {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ka
14. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
15. 1/4(iku) GAN2 kislah
16. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
17. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}szul-gi
18. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar tur 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 pu2
19. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
20. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar ur2-ba gesz hi-a
21. 1/2(iku) GAN2 pu2
22. ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 i3-dab5
23. {gesz}kiri6# nin-me-lam2 dam ensi2-ka
24. sza3 umma{ki}
obverse
1. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar gal
2. 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
3. 1(iku) GAN2 kislah
4. igi e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
5. 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-tur
6. sza3 e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
7. {gesz}kiri6# {d}szul-gi-ra
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar tur-tur
9. {gesz}kiri6 ensi2-ka
10. sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
11. da-a-ti i3-dab5
12. 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar gal
13. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}u3-suh5 ur2-ba geszimmar tur-tur
14. ur-{d}kal-kal i3-dab5
15. {gesz}kiri6 ensi2-ka
16. igi-nim ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ka
17. 3(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}u3-suh5 {gesz}haszhur
18. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
19. 1(ban2) [(x)] GAN2 kislah#
reverse
1. [...] x
2. ur-[... i3]-dab5
3. e2-duru5 suh gibil du3-a
4. 2(iku) GAN2 geszimmar tur-tur
5. 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
6. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 kislah
7. ba-ga i3-dab5
8. {gesz}kiri6 kun-ga2 ensi2-ka
9. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}u3#-suh5 tur ur2-ba gesz hi-a
10. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
11. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 kislah
12. ur-{d}szakkan i3-dab5
13. {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ka
14. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 de2-SZUL
15. 1/4(iku) GAN2 kislah
16. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
17. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}szul-gi
18. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar tur 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 pu2
19. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
20. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar ur2-ba gesz hi-a
21. 1/2(iku) GAN2 pu2
22. ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 i3-dab5
23. {gesz}kiri6# nin-me-lam2 dam ensi2-ka
24. sza3 umma{ki}
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 16, 742
[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.
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- Museum No.: Ist Um 0742
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:44:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:22:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:00 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (037210) (037210)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MVN 16, 0742 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118790.
MVN 16, 0742 artifact entry (No. P118790). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118790
MVN 16, 0742 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118790 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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