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MVN 16, 1438 (P119486)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 1438

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. 1(ban2) ga gazi
2. ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta
3. i-szar-pa2-dan dumu#
4. ensi2 babila-ma{ki} szu ba-ti
reverse
seal impression
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu lugal-e bad3 ma-da mu-du3
seal 1
1. i#-tur2#?-dingir
2. ensi2
3. babila[{ki}]-ma
4. i-szar-pa2-dan
5. dub-sar dumu-ni

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:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 16, 1438

[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 1438
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: Šulgi.37.06.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-07-28 at 12:16:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-27 at 08:24:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:45:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:19	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 (037906) (037906)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002494 (composite) (P455204)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1438 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119486.

MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry (No. P119486). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119486

MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119486 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119486
LB  - CDLI:P119486
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119486
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1438 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119486.

MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry (No. P119486). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119486

MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119486 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119486
LB  - CDLI:P119486
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - MVN 16, 1438 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119486
ER  -