MVN 11, 168 (P116181)

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 1911.05.031

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (SM catalogue: letter to a person called Kiag about agricultural matters)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [ki]-ag2-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. a-na-asz-am3
4. dumu-dumu-e-ne-ke4-esz
5. inim-sig-mu ib2-be2
6. 1(disz) ninda szu ur3-ra 2(ban2) zi3
7. {kusz}a-ga2-la2-sze3 ku6 muhaldim im-kesz2
8. e2-a sze i3-gal2-la-am3 munus-ra la-ba-an-kesz2
9. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka-na a-tu-da nu-me-a nu-un-kux(KWU636)-ri-in
10. nig2-ga-me-en8 gal2-la-ni ge26-e ib2-be2-be2-re
11. e2-a-na 1(u) 1(disz) bappir2 i3-gal2-am3 im-ta-e3 sza3-gal e2-duru5-sze3 i3-zi
reverse
1. sze apin-la2-a nam-erin2-e ba-ab-de6
2. e2-a sze na-me nu-gal2
3. a-sza3-ga-ke4-esz lu2-{d}nanna-ra
4. in-na-du11 ga-ra-ab-szum2-bi ma-an-du11
5. tukum-bi a-sza3 szu-na nu-um-szum2
6. ki na-me-a apin-la2 ga-ba-ab-dab5
7. gu4-ra2-ke4-esz lu2-us2 ga2-ar ha-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4
8. sze e2-a nu-mu-da-gal2
9. sze szu ha-ma-ab-tak4-tak4
10. a-ma-ru-kam he2-em-du
11. igi-du8-e lu2 kin-gi4-a {d}szara2 ba-an-szi-gen ma-an-du11
12. na-am3-mu-dab5 he2-em-du

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): 60.0 high × 46.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: letter to a person called Kiag about agricultural matters)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 168

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

  • history: Owen, Fs.Gordon 2, 193,

    [sec14533] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.05.031
  • Accession No.: 07192

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116181.
MVN 11, 168 artifact entry (No. P116181). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116181
MVN 11, 168 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116181 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116181},
}


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