MVN 18, 678 (P120039)

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 1001

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

49.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] {gi}gil
2. gid2#-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda-ta
3. gesz#-kin-ti-sze3
4. ki# a-gu-ta
5. kiszib3# lugal-nir
reverse
1. [iti] e2-iti-6(disz)
  blank space
  seal impression
2. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal#-e ma-da [za]-ab#-sza-li{ki} [mu]-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-[nir]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}[szara2]
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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 003644.2 (composite) (P533753) S003644.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P120039

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 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 1001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035660

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 678

    [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, 678

    [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
2015-06-24 at 09:36:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:32 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, 678 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120039.
MVN 18, 678 artifact entry (No. P120039). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120039
MVN 18, 678 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120039 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 678 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120039
LB  - CDLI:P120039
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MVN 18, 678 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120039
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 678 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120039.
MVN 18, 678 artifact entry (No. P120039). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120039
MVN 18, 678 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120039 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 678 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120039
LB  - CDLI:P120039
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MVN 18, 678 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120039
ER  -
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