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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Wellesley 57g

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(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
  some text moved to next line
5. mu an-sza{ki} ba-hul
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4
4. nu-banda3-gu4 {d}szara2

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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
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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.


  • 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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53 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 005355 (composite) (P458065) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118514.
MVN 15, 249 artifact entry (No. P118514). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118514 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118514 (Accessed: December 5, 2024).
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