MVN 18, 652 (P120013)

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 0954

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

68.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x x [...]
2'. a2-bi x [...]
3'. giri3 x-[...]
4'. [(x)] 5(disz) ma2 [...]
5'. u4 5(u) 2(disz)-[...]
6'. a2-bi [...]
7'. [x? ...] 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 [x-sze3]
8'. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) [...]
9'. giri3 la-[...]
10'. x ma2 x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P120013

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 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 0954
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035634

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 652

    [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, 652

    [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 13:46:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:31 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 652 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120013.
MVN 18, 652 artifact entry (No. P120013). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120013
MVN 18, 652 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120013 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120013
LB  - CDLI:P120013
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MVN 18, 652 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120013
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 652 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120013.
MVN 18, 652 artifact entry (No. P120013). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120013
MVN 18, 652 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120013 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120013
LB  - CDLI:P120013
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MVN 18, 652 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120013
ER  -
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