MVN 18, 426 (P119787)

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 0620

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

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sa gi
2. mar-sa-asz
3. ki lu2-sa6-i3-zu-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3# [...]
  seal impression
2. mu ma2-gur8-[mah] ba-dim2
seal 1
1. lugal-nir
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur#-{d}[szara2]
4. sza13-dub#-ba-[ka]

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 003644.2 (composite) (P533753) S003644.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119787

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0620
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035408

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 426

    [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, 426

    [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 13:45:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 426 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119787.
MVN 18, 426 artifact entry (No. P119787). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119787
MVN 18, 426 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119787 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 426 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119787},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119787
LB  - CDLI:P119787
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - MVN 18, 426 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119787
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 426 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119787.
MVN 18, 426 artifact entry (No. P119787). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119787
MVN 18, 426 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119787 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 426 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119787},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119787
LB  - CDLI:P119787
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - MVN 18, 426 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119787
ER  -
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