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MVN 21, 246 (P120483)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14602

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sar kin u2 sahar-ba
2. sze-bi 3(barig) lugal
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. ki ARAD2-ta
5. szesz-kal-la
6. szu ba-ti
7. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
reverse
1. i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ga2-ra
seal impression
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 21, 246

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 14602
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:46:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:24:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:43	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (046048) (046048)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002372.2 (composite) (P533411)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 246 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120483.

MVN 21, 246 artifact entry (No. P120483). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120483

MVN 21, 246 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120483 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120483},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 246 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120483.

MVN 21, 246 artifact entry (No. P120483). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120483

MVN 21, 246 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120483 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120483},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120483
LB  - CDLI:P120483
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - MVN 21, 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120483
ER  -