MVN 16, 1479 (P119527)

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 1479

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(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 numun-sze3
2. a-sza3 a-gesztin
3. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
4. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
reverse
1. ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an
  seal impression
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{gesz}gigir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu bar-ra-an

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119527

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 1479
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 1479

    [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 13:45:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:20 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, 1479 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119527.
MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry (No. P119527). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119527 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119527 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119527},
}

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DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 1479 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119527.
MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry (No. P119527). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119527 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119527 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119527},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119527
LB  - CDLI:P119527
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 16, 1479 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119527
ER  - 
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