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MVN 20, 059 (P142992)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 04018

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(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. inim-{d}utu
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
2. szu#-ma-ma
3. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga
5. szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) ninda
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 4(disz) ku6 kun-KWU729
8. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 5(disz@t)-kam
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} [ba]-hun

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
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 20, 59

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 04018
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.05
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-05 at 09:56:47	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:25:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:23	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (044871) (044871)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 20, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142992.

MVN 20, 059 artifact entry (No. P142992). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142992 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 20, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142992 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {MVN 20, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142992},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/16/
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TI  - MVN 20, 059 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 20, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P142992.

MVN 20, 059 artifact entry (No. P142992). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142992 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 20, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142992 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {MVN 20, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142992},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P142992
LB  - CDLI:P142992
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - MVN 20, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142992
ER  -