MVN 04, 179 (P114131)

Letter tablet 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 060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze-ba za3-mu
2. ba-zi-ge SZIM
3. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
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2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum mu-hul
seal 1
1. ARAD2-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Cagni, Luigi, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1976. [MVN 04, 179 (Cagni1976-21455)]

    primary

  • N.d. [P. Michalowski, Letters 089:159 (1510482)]

    history

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  • Museum No.: IB 060
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.10.00
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2016-05-17 at 09:38:45 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:37:22 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2009-06-03 at 10:14:43 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:03 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Santoïemma, Loïc; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Aupperle, Eric; Freedman, Sally M.; Lafont, Bertrand; Guidi, Carlo; Hilgert, Markus; Molina, Manuel; Heinle, Michael; Jones, Jillian; Dahl, Jacob L.; Cripps, Eric L.; Guerra, Dylan; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Reid, Nicholas; Galador, Louis; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 179 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114131.

MVN 04, 179 artifact entry (No. P114131). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114131

MVN 04, 179 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114131 (Accessed: March 22, 2023).

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  • note = {[Online; accessed 2023-03-22]},
  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {MVN 04, 179 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114131},
}

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