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MVN 16, 1250 (P119298)

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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Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 1250

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. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-an-sim zi3-gu
2. 1(u) 2(disz) {gi}su7-su7
3. 2(u) 5(disz) gur nag 1(ban2)-ta
4. 5(disz) gur zi3 NE
reverse
1. bala-sze3
2. ki lu2-eb-gal-ta
3. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa
seal impression
4. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. hu-wa-wa
2. dub-sar
3. dumu en-u2-a

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):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 1250

[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 1250
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.04.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:45:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:11	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 (037718) (037718)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002437.1 (composite) (P533423)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1250 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119298.

MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry (No. P119298). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119298

MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119298 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119298},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119298
LB  - CDLI:P119298
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119298
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1250 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119298.

MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry (No. P119298). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119298

MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119298 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119298},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119298
LB  - CDLI:P119298
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 16, 1250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119298
ER  -