MVN 16, 0861 (P118909)

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 0861

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. uru4-a 2(bur3) GAN2-ta
3. a2 numun-na
4. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
reverse
1. a-sza3 muru13
2. ugula ur-mes
3. ugu2 gu2-tar ga2-ga2
4. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si#
5. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002250.3 (composite) (P533392) S002250.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118909

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 0861
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037329

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 861

    [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 13:44:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:03 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, 0861 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118909.
MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry (No. P118909). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118909
MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118909 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118909},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118909
LB  - CDLI:P118909
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118909
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0861 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118909.
MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry (No. P118909). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118909
MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118909 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118909},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118909
LB  - CDLI:P118909
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 16, 0861 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118909
ER  -
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