MVN 18, 415 (P119776)

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 0608 + MM 0831

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

55.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(disz) [x]
2'. [...] SIG7-a giri3 [...] nu2-a
3'. [...] x {d}szara2-ka gi-zi-bi kab2-ku5 i7 sal4#-la{ki} ba-an-u2-us2
4'. [...]
  n lines broken
  blank space
  n lines broken
5'. [...] ga6 [...] lugal#-dumu-gi7
6'. [...]-sze3
column 2'
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. u4 [...] 3(disz)-[... an]-za-gar3 [...]{ki}-sze3 x-[...]
2'. u3 x-[...]
3'. u4 1(disz)-sze3 [...] x x [...]
  n lines broken
4'. [...] sahar si-ga
5'. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. kab2-ku5 {gesz}kiri6 lugal-sa6 gu2-bi kesz2-ra2
7'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sahar
8'. i7 a-sza3 la2-mah-ke4 szu-luh ak
9'. 3(disz) sar [...]
10'. x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119776

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0608 + MM 0831
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035397

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 415

    [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, 415

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:28:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:26 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, 415 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119776.
MVN 18, 415 artifact entry (No. P119776). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119776
MVN 18, 415 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119776 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 415 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119776},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119776
LB  - CDLI:P119776
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 18, 415 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119776
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 415 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119776.
MVN 18, 415 artifact entry (No. P119776). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119776
MVN 18, 415 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119776 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 415 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119776},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119776
LB  - CDLI:P119776
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 18, 415 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119776
ER  -
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