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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
Wellesley 57rPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
BullaMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
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
blank space
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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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.
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- Museum No.: Wellesley 57r
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.30
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-01-12 at 19:54:19 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2022-11-03 at 14:50:44 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved | ||
2016-01-08 at 12:18:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2016-01-08 at 12:16:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-07-22 at 13:43:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-05-02 at 14:21:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:21:53 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034262)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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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 |