MVN 18, 516 (P119877)

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 0711a

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

44.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2-ta
 en: From the field of Kamari
2. a ba-ra-ha-asz
 en: the water was diverted
3. bur ba#-an#-nu2#
 en: (and) a (fish)pond was laid out ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [x] ba#-an-kux(KWU147)# [...]
 en: ... entered ...
3'. [n] ku6-sze6 gur#?
 en: n gur? of smoked fish
4'. ur-{gesz}gigir-ke4
 en: by Ur-gigir
5'. su-su-dam
 en: are to be repaid;
  blank space
  seal impression
6'. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: year following: “Simanum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: Ur-gigir,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu [bar]-ra#-AN
 en: son of Bara-AN.

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 005455 (composite) (P458165) S005455 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119877

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0711a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035498

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 516

    [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: Fs Milano (pp. 319-335), 328

    [Molina2016FsMilano] Molina, Manuel. 2016. “Cases on Malpractice by Provincial Officers at Umma.” In Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Lucio Milano on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends, 346:319–35. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 15:49:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 15:47:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-12-03 at 14:13:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 516 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119877.
MVN 18, 516 artifact entry (No. P119877). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119877 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 516 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119877 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	title = {MVN 18, 516 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119877},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 516 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P119877.
MVN 18, 516 artifact entry (No. P119877). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119877 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 18, 516 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119877 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {MVN 18, 516 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119877},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P119877
LB  - CDLI:P119877
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 18, 516 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119877
ER  -
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