MVN 16, 0963 (P119011)

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 0963

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
column 1
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gazi
2. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 u2-kur
3. 7(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
4. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 HI-sar
6. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze mun-gazi tur-tur
7. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 babbar2 HI-sar
8. usz-mu 4(disz) gurusz
9. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
10. 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gazi
11. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 u2-kur
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
13. 1(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
14. 1/3(disz) sila3 HI-sar
15. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze mun-gazi
16. ur-{d}suen 3(disz) gurusz
17. 1(barig) sze gazi
18. 5(disz) sila3 u2-kur
column 2
1. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
2. 4(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
3. 1(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
4. 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-nagar
5. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 HI-sar
6. lu2-eb-gal 3(disz) gurusz
7. 1(barig) sze gazi
8. 1(ban2) u2-kur
9. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
10. 1(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
11. 2(disz) sila3 HI-sar
12. lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra 3(disz) gurusz
13. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gazi
14. 8(disz) sila3 u2-kur
15. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
16. 3(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
17. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 babbar HI-sar
18. 1(ban2) sze mun-gazi
19. ka-tar 4(disz) gurusz
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2) sze gazi
2. 5(disz) sila3 u2-kur
3. 1(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
4. lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) 4(disz) gurusz
5. 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gazi
6. na-ba-sa6
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
2. szunigin 1(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gazi gur
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze mun-gazi tur-tur
4. szunigin 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u2-kur
5. szunigin 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
8. szunigin 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 HI-sar
9. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-nagar
  blank space
10. mun-gazi mu-kux(DU)
11. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na
12. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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/P119011

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 0963
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037431

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 963

    [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
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:48 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, 0963 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119011.
MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry (No. P119011). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119011
MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119011 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119011},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119011
LB  - CDLI:P119011
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119011
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 0963 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119011.
MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry (No. P119011). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119011
MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119011 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119011},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119011
LB  - CDLI:P119011
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MVN 16, 0963 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119011
ER  -
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