MVN 21, 204 (P120441)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15257

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) [...]
2. iti 7(disz)-sze3#
3. a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
4. iti min-esz3-ta
5. iti diri-sze3
6. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
7. 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
8. iti 5(disz)-sze3
9. a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 7(gesz2) 3(u)
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
11. iti dal-sze3
12. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
13. 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 a2 u4-du8-a geme2 tug2 tuku5-a
14. 4(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 u4-du8-a geme2 sag-ba zi-ga
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
7. 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3 esza saga
8. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 esza gur
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga szar3 gur
10. 3(ban2) zi3 ba-ba sze
11. 1(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga gur
12. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
13. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
14. a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
15. a2 u4-du8-a-bi <u4> 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 u2 [...]
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)
3. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
4. tug2 mu na-ru2-a-mah
5. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. sze mu-sza zi-ga
7. kiszib3 {d}szara2-i3-zu
  (2 lines blank, erased)
9. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
10. 3(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
12. 6(gesz2) 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
13. sze gesz ra-a u3 a gub-ba
14. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
15. a2 u4-du8-a-bi u4 5(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz)
16. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
17. 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze zi-ga
18. kiszib3 {d}szara2-i3-zu
19. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) geme2# [u4 1(disz)-sze3 ...]
20. kiszib3# [...]
21. [...]
column 2
1. 3(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ha-ba-zi-in sa-a
3. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
4. 4(u) 7(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. a2 u4-du8-a
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. zi-ga-am3
8. la2-ia3 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
9. nig2-ka9-ak a2 geme2
10. lu2-bala-saga
11. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 21, 204

    [Koslova2000MVN21] Koslova, Natalya V. 2000. Neusumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Umma Aus Der Sammlung Der Ermitage Zu St. Petersburg, Rußland. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • citation: BSA 1 (pp. 48-72), 55

    [Powell1984BSA1] Powell, Marvin A. 1984. “Sumerian Cereal Crops.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 1: 48–72.

    (as Erm 15275)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 15257
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.07.00, Šū-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated), Šū-Suen.07.01.00, Šū-Suen.07.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:23:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:46:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:39 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 21, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120441.
MVN 21, 204 artifact entry (No. P120441). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120441 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 21, 204 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120441 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MVN 21, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120441},
}


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