MVN 21, 402 (P120639)
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 FederationMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian FederationMuseum Number
Erm 07458Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. a-da-lal3
5. 2(ban2) kasz saga 3(ban2) ninda
6. sza3-gal kas4-e-ne
reverse
1. giri3 a-da-lal3
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
5. i-szar-i3-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
left
1. u-bar u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. a-da-lal3
5. 2(ban2) kasz saga 3(ban2) ninda
6. sza3-gal kas4-e-ne
reverse
1. giri3 a-da-lal3
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
5. i-szar-i3-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
left
1. u-bar u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 21, 402
[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.
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- Museum No.: Erm 07458
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.11
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2016-01-05 at 16:15:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:46 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (046204) (046204)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 21, 402 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120639.
MVN 21, 402 artifact entry (No. P120639). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120639 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 21, 402 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120639 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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