MVN 21, 340 (P120577)

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 14707

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
1. 6(asz) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur lugal
2. 1(asz) 4(barig) gig gur
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-[si4]
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 kiszib3 bi2-du11#-ga#
5. 1(barig) ziz2 kiszib3 a-kal-la
6. 2(u) 3(barig) gur zabar-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4
8. 5(asz) gur ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4
10. 1(asz) sze gur 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze in-nu-uh3 UD?
12. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur zabar!
13. ki lu5-lu5-ni-ta
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4
15. 2(asz) 1(barig) mu a-tu-sze3
16. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
17. ki lu5-lu5-ni-ta
reverse
1. 3(barig) kiszib3 lu2-i3-zu
2. ki i7-pa-e3-ta
3. 5(asz) gur kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me
4. ugu2-ba nu-sar
5. 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. 2(asz) gig gur ki ha-<ba>-lu5-ge2-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4
  blank space
8. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)? 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) gig gur
  blank space
10. la2-ia3-ta su-ga
11. ur-{d}nin-su szabra
12. ur-{d}li9-si4 szu ba-ti

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/P120577

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 14707
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046142

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 340

    [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 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:45 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, 340 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120577.
MVN 21, 340 artifact entry (No. P120577). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120577
MVN 21, 340 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120577 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120577},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120577},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P120577
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MVN 21, 340 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 340 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120577.
MVN 21, 340 artifact entry (No. P120577). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120577
MVN 21, 340 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120577 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120577},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120577},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120577
LB  - CDLI:P120577
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MVN 21, 340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120577
ER  -
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