MVN 16, 0960 (P119008)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0960

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) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du
3. igi-kar2 ku-ba-tum nin-e dumu tu-da
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2 szar3
5. 1(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
8. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du
10. igi-kar2 a-bi2-si2-im-ti nin zabala4{ki}-sze3 gen-na
11. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
13. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
14. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
15. lugal-si-sa2 ra2-gaba a2-ag2-ga2 saga si-ma-num2{ki} hul-a de6-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. {d}nin-mar{ki} sagi sag? a-ru-a lugal-da gen-na
3. 4(disz) gada du
4. {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-an-dab5
5. 2(disz) gada du
6. masz-masz-e a-sza3 kesz2-ra2
7. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
8. lu2-{d}utu ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
9. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
10. a-du-du aga3-us2 ensi2
11. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
12. ha-an-da engar
13. dumu-gi7 szuku su3 sze nu-tuku-me
14. ki i3-kal-la-ta
15. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
16. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119008

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0960
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037428

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 960

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0960 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119008.
MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry (No. P119008). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119008
MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119008 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P119008
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119008
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0960 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119008.
MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry (No. P119008). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119008
MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119008 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119008
LB  - CDLI:P119008
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 16, 0960 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119008
ER  -
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