MVN 15, 094 (P118374)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 43-03-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Account of workmen for varios jobs on a canal in the Umma district)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. en-du8-du gi PI
3. gi!?(HAR) kesz2-ra2 dub-<la2>-{d}utu-sze3 ga6-ga2
4. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 i7 sal4-la sahar si-ga
5. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ka-giri3 da ki-sur-ra gub-ba
6. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. dub-la2-{d}utu sahar si-ga
8. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da dub-la2-{d}utu ku5!-ra2
9. 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. dub-la2-{d}utu-sze3 gi ga6-ga2
11. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. zi3 ninda umma{ki}-ta kar umma{ki}-sze3 ga6-ga2
13. 3(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. imgaga3 ga6-ga2
15. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ar-za-na ga6-ga2
16. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
17. a-da gub-ba a-sza3 muru13
column 2
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-da gub-ba a-sza3 i3-szum2
3. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-a kesz2-ra2
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 gurusz-gin7-du szu-luh ak
5. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. a usz2-a gir13-gesz{ki} gub-ba
7. 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. {u2}gug4 SIG7-a
9. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 en-du8-du bi2-gu7 u4!-te-na
10. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 en-du8-du sahar si-ga
11. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
13. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
15. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 {gesz}pesz3-sal4-im-LAGAB?-a sahar si-ga
16. 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 tir e2 lugal-ta gaba-ri e2-gibil-sze3 {u2}gug4 ga6-ga2
17. 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18. a-da gub-ba
reverse
column 1
1. i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4 gar
2. 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4 gar sahar si-ga
4. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar gurusz-e 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2/3(disz)
6. i7 gurusz-gin7-du a-sza3 {d}inanna-ka ba-al-la
7. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun-ta gu2 idigna-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
8. u4 2(disz)-sze3 nag-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
9. nag-su{ki}-ta gesz-{kusz}ummu3-sze3
10. u4 3(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
11. u4 3(disz)-sze3 adab{ki} IM mer-da ma2 da-a
12. u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
13. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun du3-a
14. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)-kam
15. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz <<u4>> u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3
16. kar umma{ki}-ta e2-ansze tum-malx(TUR3){ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri-ga
17. u4 5(disz)-sze3 e2-ansze-ka gi du3-a
18. ur3 ba-a-ga2-ra
column 2
1. u3 e2 zi3-da-ke4 szu du11-du11-ga
2. u4 5(disz) ma2 ba-al-la u3 szu bala-a
3. a2-bi u4 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
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  seal impression
4. giri3# lugal-mu-ma-ag2
5. kiszib3 lugal-igi-husz
  blank space
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
  blank space
seal 1
1. lugal-igi-husz
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba#-sa6

Consult previous versions and their differences
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):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (gaba-ri Account of workmen for varios jobs on a canal in the Umma district)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Owen, David I. 1991. [MVN 15, 094 (Owen1991-25663)]

    primary — Workmen for various jobs on canals in the Umma district.

  • N.d. [Heimpel, Wolfgang, CUSAS 06 (2011) 165 (447058)]

    citation

  • N.d. [Owen, JCS 24, 172 94 (1561987)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 43-03-001
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2019-09-20 at 23:17:38 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:43:42 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:50 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2009-06-03 at 10:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:50 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 15, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118374.

MVN 15, 094 artifact entry (No. P118374). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118374 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 15, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118374 (Accessed: April 1, 2023).

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