MVN 21, 213 (P120450)

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 14944

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ugula lu2-{d}szara2
3. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz
4. ugula lu2-giri17-zal
5. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz
6. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 8(disz) gurusz
8. ugula ur-mes
9. 6(disz) gurusz
10. ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
11. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
12. kin lu2-giri17-zal ib2-ba-al
13. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz
14. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
column 2
1. [3(u) 5(disz) gurusz?]
2. ugula [hu-wa-wa]
3. kin lugal-mu-[ma]-ag2 ib2-ba-[al]
4. 1(disz) gurusz
5. ugula lugal-e2-mah-e
6. 9(disz) gurusz
7. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
8. 1/2(disz) gurusz ugula da-du-mu
9. 4(disz) gurusz
10. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3
11. 3(disz) gurusz
12. ugula ba-sa6
13. 9(disz) gurusz
14. ugula lugal-nesag-e
15. kin lu2-saga ib2-ba-al
reverse
column 1
1. 7(disz) gurusz
2. ugula lu2-{d}da-mu
3. 4(disz) gurusz u2 ga6-ga2
4. ugula ARAD2-mu
5. kin ha-da-da ib2-ba-al
6. 8(disz) gurusz ugula geszimmar
7. kin lu2-du10-ga dumu lu2-ga-mu ib2-ba-al
8. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz
9. ugula lu2-{d}da-mu
10. 5(disz) gurusz u2 ga6-<ga2>
11. ugula lugal-{d}isztaran
12. kin bi2-du11-ga ib2-ba-al
13. 9(disz) gurusz ugula lugal-nesag-e
14. 4(disz) gurusz ugula ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4#
15. 6(disz) gurusz sahar zi-[ga]
column 2
1. 2(disz) gurusz u2 ga-ga2
  ga phonetic for ga6
2. ugula lu2-saga
3. 6(disz) gurusz sahar zi-ga
4. 7(disz) gurusz u2 ga6-ga2
5. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 2(disz) gurusz u2 ga6-ga2
7. ugula lu2-saga
8. kin lugal-ma2-gur8-re ib2-ba-al
  blank space
9. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. a2 erin2-na kin ugula-ne ba-al-la
11. ugula-bi-ne su-su-dam
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 dumu szesz-kal-la
13. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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/P120450

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14944
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046015

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 213

    [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
2017-08-24 at 10:51:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:40 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 21, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120450.
MVN 21, 213 artifact entry (No. P120450). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120450
MVN 21, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120450 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120450},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120450
LB  - CDLI:P120450
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 21, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120450
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120450.
MVN 21, 213 artifact entry (No. P120450). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120450
MVN 21, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120450 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120450},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120450},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120450
LB  - CDLI:P120450
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 21, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120450
ER  -
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