MVN 18, 505 (P119866)

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 0701

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

50.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. u3-ma-ni# [mu] la2-ia3-na-sze3 en#-[nu]-ga2 i3-in-ti#-[la]-am3
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6 aga3#-[us2]
3. ur-{d}nin-sa-za di#!-[ku5]-ke4
4. ba-ra-an-e3
reverse
1. lu2-{d}szara2 aga3-us2 lugal
2. u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6-ke4
3. iti nesag-a gu2-ru-de3#?
4. mu lugal-bi [in]-pa3-de3-esz
5. iti sze-kar-ra#-[gal2-la]
6. mu [...]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu da-da
3. dub-[sar]

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): 50.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 18, 505

    [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, 505

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

  • history: JANEH 2017, 012

    [Reid2017JANEH] Reid, Nicholas. 2017. “The Birth of the Prison: The Functions of Imprisonment in Early Mesopotamia.” Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History 2017: 1–35.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MM 0701
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.03.00, --.--.04.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: --.--.03.00 to --.--.04.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-05 at 12:41:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:28 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 004806 (composite) (P457516) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 505 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119866.
MVN 18, 505 artifact entry (No. P119866). (2024, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119866 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 505 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119866 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {MVN 18, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119866},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P119866
LB  - CDLI:P119866
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - MVN 18, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119866
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 505 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119866.
MVN 18, 505 artifact entry (No. P119866). (2024, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119866 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 505 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119866 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {MVN 18, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119866},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P119866
LB  - CDLI:P119866
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - MVN 18, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119866
ER  -
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