MVN 18, 455 (P119816)

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 0649

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

43.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n ma]-na siki-ud5
2. [...] ensi2#-ka-sze3
3. [ki] lu2#-kal-la-ta
4. [kiszib3] na-silim
  some text moved to next line
5. iti dal
6. [mu] us2-sa an-sza-an{ki#} ba-hul
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu na-silim

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 006054 (composite) (P458764) S006054 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119816

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 38.0 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 0649
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035437

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 455

    [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, 455

    [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
2016-01-10 at 17:20:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:27 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, 455 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119816.
MVN 18, 455 artifact entry (No. P119816). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119816
MVN 18, 455 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119816 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119816
LB  - CDLI:P119816
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MVN 18, 455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119816
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 455 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119816.
MVN 18, 455 artifact entry (No. P119816). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119816
MVN 18, 455 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119816 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119816
LB  - CDLI:P119816
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MVN 18, 455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119816
ER  -
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