MVN 16, 0877 (P118925)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0877

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) ku6 sag#-[kur2]
2. e2 {d}szara2-[sze3]
3. 3(gesz2) ku6 sag#-[kur2]
4. e2 {d}gu-la#-[sze3]
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ku6 sag-kur2
6. zabala4{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. siskur2 lugal
2. giri3 u-bar-tum
3. 3(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2
4. e2 {d}szara2-sze3
5. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
6. 1(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2 sza3-gal ur#?
7. giri3 la-la szagina
8. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
9. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 16, 877

    [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 0877
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0877 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118925.
MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry (No. P118925). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118925
MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118925 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118925
LB  - CDLI:P118925
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118925
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0877 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118925.
MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry (No. P118925). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118925
MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118925 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118925
LB  - CDLI:P118925
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - MVN 16, 0877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118925
ER  - 
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