MVN 16, 1053 (P119101)

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 1053

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sa gi SZID
2. zi-ga sza3 e2-masz
3. ki a-gu-ta
4. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
reverse
  seal impression
1. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-{gesz}kiri6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005658.1 (composite) (P534110) S005658.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119101

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 1053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 037521

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 1053

    [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.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.05.x2013, ex. 8 [1997]

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:07 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, 1053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119101.
MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry (No. P119101). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119101 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119101 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119101},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P119101
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119101.
MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry (No. P119101). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119101 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119101 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119101},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P119101
LB  - CDLI:P119101
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MVN 16, 1053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119101
ER  -
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