MVN 16, 0949 (P118997)

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 0949

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) alal uruda ki-la2-bi 7(disz) ma-na
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) dur3 mu 2(disz)
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. ur-mes
6. 1(asz@c) sza3-da-nu-szar
7. a-ru-a lugal-ezem engar-gesz-i3
8. 3(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
9. lugal-ezem
10. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
11. szesz-kal-la sipa s,e-la-szu
  3 lines erased
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(disz) alal uruda ki-la2-bi 7(disz) ma-na
2. szunigin 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
3. szunigin 1(disz) dur3 mu 2(disz)
4. szunigin 1(asz@c) geme2
5. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
  2 lines erased
6. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
7. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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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
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  • primary: MVN 16, 949

    [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 0949
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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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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-10 at 10:59:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:51:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 0949 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118997.
MVN 16, 0949 artifact entry (No. P118997). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118997
MVN 16, 0949 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118997 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0949 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118997},
}


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