MVN 15, 256 (P118521)

Administrative bulla 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 57r

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
surface a1
1. 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida# [saga]
3. 4(asz) 3(barig) kasz dida du# [gur]
4. 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [x gur]
5. 2(barig) zi3-gu saga#
6. 3(barig) zi3-gu du#
7. 5(asz) 1(ban2) dabin [gur]
surface a2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur#
2. 2(disz) udu niga bar-gal2
3. 7(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2
4. 3(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
5. 3(disz) masz2
6. 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
7. 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
8. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 igi-sag szum2 gaz
9. 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga gaz
surface a3
1. 1(u) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)-ta
2. 2(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 an-za-gar3
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. giri3 lu2-du10-ga dub-sar
6. u4 3(u)-kam
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7. iti nesag
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
surface b
1. sza3#-nin-ga2 u3 lu2-ur4#-sza3-ga ib2-gi-ne2
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  seal impressions
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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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: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 256

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

    Pyramid-shaped bulla with two seals, concerning agricultural products and livestock.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Wellesley 57r
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.30
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-12 at 19:54:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-11-03 at 14:50:44 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-01-08 at 12:18:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-08 at 12:16:50 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 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 12, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118521.
MVN 15, 256 artifact entry (No. P118521). (2023, January 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118521 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118521 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jan 12},
	title = {MVN 15, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118521},
}


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