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MVN 16, 1070 (P119118)

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 1070

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga
2. i3 szu-nir-ra {d}nin-ur4-ra umma{ki}
reverse
1. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
2. kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge
seal impression
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. a-ab-ba-ni
2. dub-sar
3. szabra
column 2
1. {d}nin#-[ur4-ra]
2. dumu# [ur-{gesz}gigir]

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
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 1070

[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 1070
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-11-10 at 02:14:45	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2019-06-05 at 10:20:09	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:44:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (037538) (037538)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005784 (composite) (P458494)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119118.

MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry (No. P119118). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119118

MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119118 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119118
LB  - CDLI:P119118
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119118
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119118.

MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry (No. P119118). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119118

MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119118 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119118
LB  - CDLI:P119118
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - MVN 16, 1070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119118
ER  -