MVN 11, Y (P116261)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.05.001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of cattle, sheep and goats expended for various purposes)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

137.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 3(disz) gu4 niga
2. 2(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) niga
3. 1(u) 5(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) niga
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) ab2 u2
5. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) udu niga
6. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu u2
7. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
8. 9(gesz2) 1(u) masz2
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
10. 1(disz) eme3-mah2
11. zi-ga bala-a
12. kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2
13. 1(disz) udu niga saga bar-su-ga
14. 4(disz) udu niga us2 bar-su-ga
15. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
16. nig2-dab5 a-bu-um-ma
17. 2(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
18. 1(disz) udu u2
19. dah-hu a-bu-um-ma
20. giri3 di-ni-li2
21. lugal-ezem maszkim
22. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
23. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
24. 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
25. 1(u) u8 bar-gal2
26. 1(u) sila4 bar-gal2
27. 1(u) ud5
28. 1(u) masz2
29. 1(disz) udu-nita2 bar-gal2
column 2
1. 1(disz) masz2-nita2
2. nesag {d}en-lil2-la2
3. 1(disz) gu4 u2
4. 5(disz) udu bar-gal2
5. 3(u) 6(disz)! 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu bar-su-ga
6. 4(u) 2(disz) masz2
7. nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal
8. 6(disz) gu4 niga us2
9. 6(disz) gu4 u2
10. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
11. 1(disz) gu4 niga
12. {d}szul-gi
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu u2
14. {d}e11-e
15. 4(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2
16. {d}da-lagasz{ki}
17. 1(u) 7(disz) udu
18. {d}eb-gal
19. 1(u) 8(disz) udu
20. {d}en-lil2-la2
21. 1(disz) masz2 {d}nansze umma{ki}
22. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-sun2
23. 1(disz) masz2 {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
24. 3(disz) udu
25. e2-masz u3 {d}nin-e2-gal
26. ki sa2-du11 ensi2#-ke4#-ne
reverse
column 1
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1. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
2. 4(disz) gu4 niga saga
3. 4(disz) ab2-mah2
4. 1(u) 5(disz) udu niga saga bar-gal2#
5. 1(u) 2(disz) udu niga us2 bar-gal2
6. 3(u) 7(disz) udu bar-gal2
7. 1(u) 7(disz) udu bar-su-ga
8. masz-da-re6-a lugal
9. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
10. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
11. 1(u) 4(disz) udu niga
12. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2
13. 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga
14. kiszib3 a-kal-la
15. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
16. 1(disz) udu niga bar-gal2
17. 5(disz) udu niga bar-su-ga
18. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
19. 7(disz) masz2
20. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-sa6
21. ri-ri-ga e2-gu4 u2 e2-udu-niga-ka
22. 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
23. 1(disz) masz2
24. kiszib3 a-ab-ba
25. 2(disz) udu bar-gal2
26. 2(disz) masz2
27. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-su
28. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
29. 1(disz) masz2
column 2
1. kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e
2. siskur2 a-sza3 kesz2-ra2 masz-masz-e-ne
3. kiszib3 szabra-ne
4. 4(disz) udu bar-su-ga
5. 6(disz) masz2
6. siskur2 gir-ra-um lu2 a-kal-la dub-sar
7. 3(u) 2(disz) udu bar-gal2
8. 3(gesz2) 7(disz) udu bar-su-ga
9. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4 e3-li
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
11. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu
12. 4(disz) gu4 niga
13. 1(disz) gu4 u2
14. zi-ga sza3 uri5{ki}
15. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2
16. 6(disz) udu bar-su-ga
17. kiszib3 ur-mes sipa
18. ugu2 lugal-nesag-e ba-a-gar
19. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
20. 5(disz) masz2
21. sa2-du11 {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal{ki}
22. kiszib3 inim-{d}inanna
23. 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
24. za3 1(u) egi-zi {d}nin-ur4-<ra>
25. 4(disz) udu mu masz-da3 szeg9-bar
26. 1(disz) gu4 gu2-na ur-abzu szu bar-ra ensi2
27. zi-ga
28. ba-sa6 dub-sar kuruszda
29. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

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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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 137.0 high × 77.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete. some flaking, especially on the reverse; two columns per side
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: account of cattle, sheep and goats expended for various purposes)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, Y

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: MCS 6, 83 HSM 7162

    [Fish1956MCS6] Fish, Thomas. 1956. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 6.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.05.001
  • Accession No.: 07162

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-25 at 14:01:13 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-01-01 at 09:38:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:09:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-12-10 at 10:59:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, Y Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116261.
MVN 11, Y artifact entry (No. P116261). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116261
MVN 11, Y artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116261 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, {Y} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116261},
}


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