MVN 18, 400 (P119761)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0487a

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

68.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 bar-su-ga
2. ki lugal-uszur3-ta
3. 8(disz) udu-nita2 ki da-a-a-ta
4. 4(disz) udu ki inim-{d}szara2-ta
5. 8(disz) udu ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
6. 1(u) udu ur-e11-[e]
reverse
1. 5(disz) udu [...]
2. 3(disz) udu lugal#-[...]-x-[...]
3. ki lugal-he2-[gal2?-ta]
4. 6(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 [...]
5. udu bar-su-ga
  some text moved to next line
6. iti e2-iti-6(disz)#
7. ki ur-e11-e-ta#
8. e2-udu-sze3 inim-{d}szara2# [i3-dab5]
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}nisaba
  blank space
  seal impression
10. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 [1(u) la2 1(disz)]-kam-asz ba-hul#
seal 1
1. ur-[{d}nisaba]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-nigar[{gar}]

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 005265.2 (composite) (P534013) S005265.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119761

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0487a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035382

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 400

    [Molina1993MVN18] Molina, Manuel. 1993. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Copias Cuneiformes. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 18. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AuOr. Suppl. 11, 400

    [Molina1996Montserrat] Molina, Manuel. 1996. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Transliteraciones e Índices. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa 11. Sabadell (Barcelona): Editorial AUSA.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-01-15 at 16:38:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:36:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:25 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 18, 400 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119761.
MVN 18, 400 artifact entry (No. P119761). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119761
MVN 18, 400 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119761 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119761
LB  - CDLI:P119761
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 18, 400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119761
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 400 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119761.
MVN 18, 400 artifact entry (No. P119761). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119761
MVN 18, 400 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119761 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119761
LB  - CDLI:P119761
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 18, 400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119761
ER  -
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