MVN 20, 162 (P143095)

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 07495

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. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
3. sze gu2-na ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
4. uri5{ki}-sze3
5. la#?-ni#?-mu
6. [szu] ba#-ti
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-saga aga3-us2
2. iti {d}dumu-zi
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P143095

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 07495
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 044974

References

  • primary: MVN 20, 162

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:25:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 20, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P143095.
MVN 20, 162 artifact entry (No. P143095). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143095
MVN 20, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143095 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P143095},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 20, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P143095.
MVN 20, 162 artifact entry (No. P143095). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143095
MVN 20, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143095 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 20, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P143095},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P143095},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P143095
LB  - CDLI:P143095
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - MVN 20, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P143095
ER  -
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