MVN 16, 1404 (P119452)

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 1404

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(disz) kusz udu
2. ka dug i3-udu
3. ba-ra-kesz2
4. ki a-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. iti pa4-u2-e
3. mu en kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba

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 000493.1 (composite) (P430589) S000493.1 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.02.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119452

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 1404
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 1404

    [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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:18 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, 1404 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119452.
MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry (No. P119452). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119452 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119452 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	month = {mar 9},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119452},
}

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DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 1404 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119452.
MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry (No. P119452). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119452 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119452 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119452},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119452
LB  - CDLI:P119452
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MVN 16, 1404 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119452
ER  - 
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