MVN 18, 635 (P119996)

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 0928 + MM 0943

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

21.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [ur-{d}]szul-pa-e3# [...]
2. [...] {d}szara2-a-mu du#? [...]
  1 line blank
3. [1(disz)] eme6-mah2-a 1(disz) dur3# [gesz]
4. i3#-ib2-du3#-am3#
5. iri#-sa12-rig7# [...]
6. {gesz#}mar-gid2#?-de3 ba-an-[...]
7. iri#-sa12-rig7#-ga szum2#? [...]
8. mu# bala-a-ba 3(asz)# sze# gur in-[...]
9. mu 7(disz)-am3# ansze [...]
10. mu# 7(disz)-kam [...]
11. x ansze# [...]
  several lines broken
12'. [...] KA#?
13'. 1(disz)# eme6#-mah2 1(disz) dur3-gesz
14'. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ke4
15'. {d}szara2-a-mu su-su-de3
reverse
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna gu-za-la2 maszkim di til-a-bi-im
2. igi# lu2-ama-na di-ku5-sze3
3. [igi ...] nu#-banda3-sze3
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119996

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 21.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0928 + MM 0943
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035617

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 635

    [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, 635

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:46:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:29:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:52:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 635 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119996.
MVN 18, 635 artifact entry (No. P119996). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119996
MVN 18, 635 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119996 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 635 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119996},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 635 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119996.
MVN 18, 635 artifact entry (No. P119996). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119996
MVN 18, 635 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119996 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 635 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119996},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119996
LB  - CDLI:P119996
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - MVN 18, 635 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119996
ER  -
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