MVN 11, 170 (P116183)

Legal tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.05.034

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: legal document--witnessed expenditure of silver to buy slaves and an orchard)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) u-bar u3 dumu-ne-ne
2. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. 1(disz) a-a-ha-ma-ti u3 dumu-ne-ne
4. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
5. 4(u) 5(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
6. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
7. 1(u) gin2 ku3 sa10 am {gesz}kiri6 bala a-sza3 la2-tur-ka
  sic am
8. zi-ga-am3
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 ku3
2. lu2-eb-gal-ra la-ba-na-su
  blank space
3. mu la2-ia3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka-ka in-su-ga-sze3
4. lu2-eb-gal szu ba-ti
5. igi ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-sze3
6. igi lugal-ezem dumu ku-li-sze3
7. igi sza3-nin-ga2-sze3
8. igi ur-e2-mah dumu ki-la-ri-sze3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma
4. [lugal an]-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lugal-[...]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-[...]
4. SAG-[...]
5. ARAD2-[zu]
  following Mayr

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): 69.0 high × 45.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (SM catalogue: legal document--witnessed expenditure of silver to buy slaves and an orchard)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MVN 11, 170

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.05.034
  • Accession No.: 07195

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.--.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-25 at 10:32:20 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-11-14 at 19:43:58 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2018-04-14 at 05:15:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-10-31 at 20:37:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-09-12 at 07:36:36 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-28 at 06:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, 170 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116183.
MVN 11, 170 artifact entry (No. P116183). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116183
MVN 11, 170 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116183 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 170 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116183},
}

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