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MVN 16, 0911 (P118959)

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 0911

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. 1(disz) gu4-gesz inim-ma-ni-zi#
2. 4(disz) gu4-gesz lu2-{d}szara2 engar
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz lu2-du10-ga engar
4. 6(disz)
5. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-ezem
6. 1(disz) gu4-gesz a-ba-dingir-mu-gin7 engar
7. 1(disz)
8. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-ku3-ga-ni
9. 4(disz) gu4-gesz lu2-me-lam2 engar
10. 4(disz)
11. nu-banda3-gu4 a-gu-gu
12. 1(disz) gu4-gesz lu2-{d}utu engar
13. 4(disz) gu4-gesz lugal-e2-mah-e engar
14. 5(disz)
15. nu-banda3-gu4 lu2-{d}szara2
blank space
reverse
1. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gu4-gesz
2. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz ur-{d}gu-nu-ra engar
4. nu-banda3-gu4 ur-e2-nun
5. 1(disz) gu4-gesz da-da engar
6. nu-banda3-gu4 i7-pa-e3
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7. szunigin 2(disz) gu4-gesz
8. sza3 gu2-de3-na
blank space
9. e2-gal-ta szum2-mu
10. ki usz-mu-ta
11. sza3 du6-ku3-sig17
12. iti min-esz3
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-<a>-mah {d}en-lil2# [{d}nin]-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 911

[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 0911
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:54:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:44:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:04	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 (037379) (037379)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0911 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118959.

MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry (No. P118959). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118959

MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118959 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118959
LB  - CDLI:P118959
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118959
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0911 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118959.

MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry (No. P118959). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118959

MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118959 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118959
LB  - CDLI:P118959
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 16, 0911 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118959
ER  -