MVN 15, 230 (P118495)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

DIOC —

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze ur5-ra
 en: 2 barig 5 ban2 loan barley,
2. masz2 nu-tuku
 en: interest not bearing,
3. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
 en: from Šeškalla
4. ab-ba-kal-la
 en: did Abbakalla
5. szu ba-ti
 en: receive;
reverse
1. igi lu2-bala-saga
 en: before Lu-galasaga,
2. igi inim-{d}utu-sze3
 en: before Inim-Utu
3. iti {d}dumu-zi-ta
 en: from the month “Dumuzi”
4. iti nesag-sze3 su-su-dam
 en: to the month “First fruits” to be repaid;
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: the royal name he swore;
  blank space
  seal impression
6. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
 en: year: “Big barge was fashioned”.
seal 1
1. ab-ba-kal-[la]
2. dumu ur-[mes]

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
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    not a match with the physical seal S001532

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 15, 230

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Receipt of barley loan without interest for a period of five months.


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  • Museum No.: DIOC —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-10 at 15:14:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-03 at 16:04:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:57 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 003420 (composite) (P456130) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.12.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 230 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118495.
MVN 15, 230 artifact entry (No. P118495). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118495
MVN 15, 230 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118495 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 230 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118495},
}

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