MVN 16, 0908 (P118956)

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 0908

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) szu-nir ur-lugal
2. 1(disz) szu-i3-li2
  blank space
3. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) lugal-ezem
4. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz) ur-e11-e
5. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) tug2 dumu kar-ra
6. dam lugal-iti-da
7. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) tug2 dam a-ab-ba-ni
8. 1(disz) masz2 {d}buranunx(|UD.NUN.KIB|)-ti-a
10. 1(disz) ma-na ku3 geszba2{ba}
11. dam ARAD2 ka-guru7
12. 4(disz) gin2 ku3 geszba2{ba}
13. lugal-nesag-e dumu un-da-ga
14. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) lu2-{d}nagar-pa-e3
15. lu2-mah i3-dab5
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4-gesz ur-{d}nin-su dumu gu-du-du
2. egi-zi-mah i3-dab5
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(disz) szu-nir
4. szunigin 2(disz) udu 2(disz) tug2 dumu# kar#-ra
5. szunigin 1(disz) masz2#
6. szunigin 1(disz) ab2 mu# 2(disz)
7. szunigin 1(disz) ab2 [mu] 1(disz)
8. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2# ku3# geszba2{ba#}
9. szunigin 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) lu2-mah i3-dab5
10. szunigin 1(disz) gu4-gesz egi-zi-mah i3-dab5
  blank space
11. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2
12. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
13. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 16, 908

    [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 0908
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.03.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-04-06 at 07:48:32 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-09-22 at 08:30:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ulshöfer, Andrea M. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0908 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118956.
MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry (No. P118956). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118956
MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118956 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118956
LB  - CDLI:P118956
M1  - 2025/8/26/
TI  - MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118956
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0908 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118956.
MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry (No. P118956). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118956
MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118956 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118956
LB  - CDLI:P118956
M1  - 2025/8/26/
TI  - MVN 16, 0908 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118956
ER  -
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