MVN 04, 173 (P114125)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

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Museum Collection(s)

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

IB 165

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bulla)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

bulla
surface a1
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga# gur
2. 2(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
5. 1(barig) dabin
6. 1(asz) sze gur
7. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
surface a2
1. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 igi-sag szum2 gazx(KUM)#
2. 9(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 naga gazx(KUM)
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
4. giri3 gur4-sa3-an muhaldim
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. u4 3(u)-kam
surface a3
1. iti nesag
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
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3. ur-ge6-par4 u3 lu2-[{d}]szul-gi ib2-gi-ne2
surface b
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seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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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: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 4, 173

    [Cagni1976MVN4] Cagni, Luigi, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1976. La Collezione Del Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Roma; La Collezione Della Collegiata Dei SS. Pietro e Orso, Aosta. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 4. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: IB 165
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.30
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-10 at 10:06:56 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:22 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:23 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:43 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:03 CDLI atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Aupperle, Eric; Cripps, Eric L.; Dahl, Jacob L.; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Freedman, Sally M.; Galador, Louis; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Hilgert, Markus; Jones, Jillian; Lafont, Bertrand; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 04, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114125.
MVN 04, 173 artifact entry (No. P114125). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114125
MVN 04, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114125 (Accessed: September 30, 2023).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2023-09-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 173 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114125},
}


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