MVN 16, 1565 (P119613)

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 1565

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. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kab2-ku5 i3-szum2 szu-luh ak
3. a ku5-ra2 u3
4. a-da gub-ba
reverse
1. ugula ba-sa6
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
  seal impression
3. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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 003280.2 (composite) (P533646) S003280.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119613

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 1565
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038033

References

  • primary: MVN 16, 1565

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:45:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:22 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, 1565 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119613.
MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry (No. P119613). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119613
MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119613 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119613},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119613
LB  - CDLI:P119613
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119613
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 16, 1565 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119613.
MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry (No. P119613). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119613
MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119613 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119613},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119613
LB  - CDLI:P119613
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 16, 1565 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119613
ER  -
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