MVN 11, 166 (P116179)

Letter 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 1911.05.028

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (SM catalogue: account of silver and gold. cf. 1911.5.26)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3
2. lugal-ezem szu ba-ti
3. 5(disz) gin2 lugal-nig2-lagar-e szu ba-ti
4. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 numun szum2-sikil sa10-a
5. ur-{gesz}gigir szu ba-ti
6. 5(disz) gin2 szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti
7. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ugu2 szesz-kal-la ba-a-gar
8. kiszib3 da-da-ga
9. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 2(u) 1(disz)-ta
10. bi2-gu7-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1/2(disz) sze
12. 6(disz) ma-na ku3 ka-gu4
reverse
1. sag na4-bi 5(disz) gin2
2. bi2-gu7-bi 2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze
3. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-sig17 7(disz)-ta
4. bi2-gu7-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
5. ku3-bi 7(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
6. masz-da-re6-a lugal
7. 4(disz) gin2 ku3 szu-nir gu2-edin-na
8. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3

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): 68.0 high × 43.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete. rev. has a black stain in running from top to center.
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  • Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: account of silver and gold. cf. 1911.5.26)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 166

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

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  • Museum No.: SM 1911.05.028
  • Accession No.: 07189

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:44 CDLI Atf CDLI 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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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, 166 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116179.
MVN 11, 166 artifact entry (No. P116179). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116179
MVN 11, 166 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116179 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116179},
}


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