MVN 20, 166 (P143099)

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 07501

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu saga szar3
2. a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)
3. ki-a-nag
4. 2(u) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
5. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz)
6. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) [x] 1/2(disz)#? sila3# esza gur
7. a2-bi [u4] 2(u) 8(disz)# 1/2(disz)
reverse
1. 3(gesz2)? [x] 5(disz)# sila3 dabin gur
2. a2-[bi] u4 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) [x] 3(disz)# 1/2(disz)
3. a2 zi3 ar3-a nig2-ka9 lugal-inim-gi-na-ka
4. ki# da-da-ga-ka igi kar2-kar2-dam
5. kiszib3# lugal-inim-gi-na
  1 line blank
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-inim-gi-na dub-[sar]
2. dumu lugal-nesag-e

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003524 (composite) (P456234) S003524 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P143099

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 07501
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 044978

References

  • primary: MVN 20, 166

    [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.

  • citation: BSA 1 (pp. 48-72), 55

    [Powell1984BSA1] Powell, Marvin A. 1984. “Sumerian Cereal Crops.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 1: 48–72.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:23:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:25:11 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 Artifact

“MVN 20, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P143099.
MVN 20, 166 artifact entry (No. P143099). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143099 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 20, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143099 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 20, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P143099.
MVN 20, 166 artifact entry (No. P143099). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143099 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 20, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143099 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P143099},
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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P143099
LB  - CDLI:P143099
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 20, 166 artifact entry
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