MVN 04, 177 (P114129)

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 167

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
surface a
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du gur
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin
6. 1(asz) sze gur
7. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
surface b
1. 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 gazx(KUM)
2. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 naga gazx(KUM)
3. sa2-du11 kas4
4. sza3 umma{ki}
5. giri3 gur4-sa3-an
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
surface c
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
2. u4 3(u)-kam
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
4. lu2-ur4-sza3-ga u3
5. ur-e2-mah-ke4
6. <mu>-gi-ne2-esz
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 word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 4, 177

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IB 167
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.08.30
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-07 at 09:20:54 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:35:29 CDLI Atf CDLI 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
2006-10-12 at 12:20:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI 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, 177 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114129.
MVN 04, 177 artifact entry (No. P114129). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114129
MVN 04, 177 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114129 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114129},
}


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