MVN 16, 0944 (P118992)
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
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMuseum Number
Ist Um 0944Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. a-tu sukkal-durunx(|KU.KU|) gaba-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda sza3-gal lu2 al-dab5-ba-ne
6. giri3 a-tu sukkal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. ba-a-a ka-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
10. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. a-tu sukkal-durunx(|KU.KU|) gaba-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda sza3-gal lu2 al-dab5-ba-ne
6. giri3 a-tu sukkal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. ba-a-a ka-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
10. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
-
primary: MVN 16, 944
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Ist Um 0944
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.01.12 (us2 year)
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
 |
|
| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2016-01-01 at 17:17:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2011-07-22 at 13:44:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2011-05-02 at 14:22:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:04 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (037412) (037412)
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“MVN 16, 0944 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118992.
MVN 16, 0944 artifact entry (No. P118992). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118992 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 0944 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118992 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
year = {2024},
month = {nov 16},
title = {MVN 16, 0944 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P118992},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118992},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/11/16/ PY - 2024 ID - P118992 LB - CDLI:P118992 M1 - 2026/1/19/ TI - MVN 16, 0944 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P118992 ER -