MVN 18, 459 (P119820)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0654

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

35.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. da#? [...] x x
3. ki a-gu-ta
4. kiszib3# lu2-du10-ga
reverse
1. [sza3] bala-a
2. [e2]-gu4-gaz-sze3
  seal impression
3. mu e2 {d}szara2# ba#-[du3]
seal 1
  illegible

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 34.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: MVN 18, 459

    [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, 459

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MM 0654
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-31 at 10:25:20 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-31 at 10:22:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-10-20 at 11:32:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002813 (composite) (P455523) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 459 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 31, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119820.
MVN 18, 459 artifact entry (No. P119820). (2023, January 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119820 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 459 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119820 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jan 31},
	title = {MVN 18, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119820},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/1/31/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119820
LB  - CDLI:P119820
M1  - 2025/8/9/
TI  - MVN 18, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119820
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 459 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 31, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119820.
MVN 18, 459 artifact entry (No. P119820). (2023, January 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119820 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 459 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119820 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jan 31},
	title = {MVN 18, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119820},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/1/31/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119820
LB  - CDLI:P119820
M1  - 2025/8/9/
TI  - MVN 18, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119820
ER  -
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