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MVN 16, 0952 (P119000)

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 0952

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. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(u) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 3(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 5(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 5(u) 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du
6. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 gu2 ansze
7. 2(disz) tug2 u2 kal
8. 2(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 u2 muru13
9. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 u2 ge6 kal
10. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) tug2 u2 ge6 muru13
11. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) tug2 mug muru13
reverse
1. 6(disz) tug2 mug tur
2. 1(gesz2) gada 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 5(u) gada du
4. a2 usz-bar
5. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta
6. i3-kal-la szu ba-ti
blank space
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 952

[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 0952
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:44:47	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
2009-06-03 at 10:27:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:05	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (037420) (037420)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0952 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119000.

MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry (No. P119000). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119000

MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119000 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119000},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119000},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119000
LB  - CDLI:P119000
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119000
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0952 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119000.

MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry (No. P119000). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119000

MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119000 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119000},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119000},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119000
LB  - CDLI:P119000
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - MVN 16, 0952 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119000
ER  -