MVN 15, 249 (P118514)
Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
Wellesley 57gPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa {gesz}ma-nu
3. ki-ag2 i3-ra2-ra2-ra he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
4. iti min-esz3
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5. mu an-sza{ki} ba-hul
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seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4
4. nu-banda3-gu4 {d}szara2
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: MVN 15, 249
[Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.Letter-order concerning a delivery of reeds and straw.
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history: Michalowski Letters, 071:112
[Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.
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- Museum No.: Wellesley 57g
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.07.00
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-07-22 at 13:43:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-05-02 at 14:21:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 005355 (composite) (P458065) | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |