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MVN 18, 618 (P119979)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0906

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [x] {na4}nir7 a2-[...]-ba ku3-sig17# [gar-ra?]
2'. [x] 2(disz) {na4}[...]
3'. [x] 1(disz) {na4}[...]
4'. x-bi [...]
5'. [x] {na4}za-[x]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [x] {na4}x-[...]
3. [x] {na4}x-x
4. [x] {uruda}gag-sig x x
5. [x] ma-di-tum zabar# ba x x x x
rest broken

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 47.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 18, 618

[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, 618

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MM 0906
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:46:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:23:31	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:30	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035600) (035600)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 618 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119979.

MVN 18, 618 artifact entry (No. P119979). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119979

MVN 18, 618 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119979 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 618 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119979},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P119979
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - MVN 18, 618 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 618 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119979.

MVN 18, 618 artifact entry (No. P119979). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119979

MVN 18, 618 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119979 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 618 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119979},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119979
LB  - CDLI:P119979
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - MVN 18, 618 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119979
ER  -