MVN 16, 0962 (P119010)

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 0962

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(u) gesz 2(ban2)
2. 5(u) 4(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
3. 4(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
4. 3(u) 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3
6. 4(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
7. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
8. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
9. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz)
10. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
11. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) gesz hi-a
12. zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
13. {gesz}kiri6 kar-x-ka
14. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
15. 5(u) 3(disz) gesz sza3-su3
16. 2(u) 3(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
17. 5(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
18. 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
19. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gesz hi-a
20. zu2-lum-bi 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3
21. {gesz}kiri6 a-gu-a
reverse
1. lu2-du10-mu i3-dab5
2. 1(u) gesz 5(disz) sila3
3. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 3(disz) sila3
4. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
5. 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
6. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz)
7. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
8. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) gesz hi-a
9. zu2-lum-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3
10. 3(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}urumx(|UR2x(A.HA)|)
11. {gesz}kiri6 ki-sur-ra
12. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
13. {gesz}kiri6 kab2-du11-ga
14. iti szu-numun
15. mu na-mah ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Um 0962
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037430

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 962

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0962 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119010.
MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry (No. P119010). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119010
MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119010 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119010
LB  - CDLI:P119010
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119010
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0962 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119010.
MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry (No. P119010). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119010
MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119010 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119010
LB  - CDLI:P119010
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - MVN 16, 0962 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119010
ER  -
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