MVN 21, 235 (P120472)

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 07584

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(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba lugal
2. {d}szara2-a-mu
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) a-ba-sa6
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {d}[szara2]-ma-a-gub
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-nigar{gar}
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) tur-ra-am6?-i3-li2
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {d}szara2-palil2
8. 1(barig) e2-zi-mu
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
reverse
1. 4(ban2) lu2-kal-la
2. ugula lugal-mu-ma-an-ag2
3. szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
4. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. ARAD2-[mu]
2. dub#-[sar]
3. [dumu] ur-nigar#[{gar} szusz3]

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 001583.3 (composite) (P533232) S001583.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P120472

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 07584
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046037

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 235

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:36:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:43 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, 235 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120472.
MVN 21, 235 artifact entry (No. P120472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120472
MVN 21, 235 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120472 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120472
LB  - CDLI:P120472
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 21, 235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120472
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 235 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120472.
MVN 21, 235 artifact entry (No. P120472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120472
MVN 21, 235 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120472 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120472
LB  - CDLI:P120472
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 21, 235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120472
ER  -
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