MVN 20, 044 (P142977)
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 04003Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> duh saga-ta
3. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
5. 5(u) udu 4(ban2) sze-ta
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) duh saga-ta
7. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
8. u4 8(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) udu 5(ban2) sze-ta
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) duh saga-ta
3. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
4. u4 1(u) la2# 1(disz)#-sze3
blank space
6. szunigin sze-bi 5(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
7. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga gur
8. szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh du
9. a-lu5-lu5
10. iti nesag#
some text moved to next line
11. mu# bi2-tum#-ra-bi2-[um]{ki} ba-hul#
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> duh saga-ta
3. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
5. 5(u) udu 4(ban2) sze-ta
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) duh saga-ta
7. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
8. u4 8(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) udu 5(ban2) sze-ta
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) duh saga-ta
3. 5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
4. u4 1(u) la2# 1(disz)#-sze3
blank space
6. szunigin sze-bi 5(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
7. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga gur
8. szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh du
9. a-lu5-lu5
10. iti nesag#
some text moved to next line
11. mu# bi2-tum#-ra-bi2-[um]{ki} ba-hul#
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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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- Seal no.:
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 20, 44
[d’Agostino1997MVN20] Agostino, Franco d’. 1997. Testi Amministrativi Della III Dinastia Di Ur Dal Museo Statale Ermitage, San Pietroburgo, Russia. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 20. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Erm 04003
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.04.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:25:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:31:22 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (044856) (044856)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MVN 20, 044 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142977.
MVN 20, 044 artifact entry (No. P142977). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142977
MVN 20, 044 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142977 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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