MVN 21, 068 (P120305)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07555

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-sza3 ur-{d}nin-ti
3. GAN2 lugal-ezem
  1 line blank
4. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. a-sza3 iszib-e-ne
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. a-sza3 gu4-suhub2
reverse
1. GAN2 a-gu-gu
2. 2(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. a-sza3 gu4-suhub2
4. GAN2 lugal-{d}isztaran
5. szu ur3-ra zar3 tab-ba
6. 1(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. gu2 bu3-ra
8. 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 gu4-suhub2 ku5-ra2
9. ki szesz-saga-ta
10. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
11. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. na-ba-sa6
2. dumu he2-sa6
3. iszib {d}szara2

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 003843 (composite) (P456553) S003843 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P120305

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 07555
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 045871

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 68

    [Koslova2000MVN21] Koslova, Natalya V. 2000. Neusumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Umma Aus Der Sammlung Der Ermitage Zu St. Petersburg, Rußland. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:46:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120305.
MVN 21, 068 artifact entry (No. P120305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120305
MVN 21, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120305 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120305
LB  - CDLI:P120305
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MVN 21, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120305
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120305.
MVN 21, 068 artifact entry (No. P120305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120305
MVN 21, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120305 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120305
LB  - CDLI:P120305
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MVN 21, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120305
ER  -
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