MVN 06, 429 (P114829)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07450

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-gu2-gal-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 gi-zi
4. dingir-sukkal-ra
5. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
1. na-mi-gur-re
2. a-ma-ru-kam
3. a-ba szesz-mu-ke4

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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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 429

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 7450

    [Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 089:158

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

  • history: TCS 1, 143

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-06-10 at 08:25:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:47:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 06, 429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114829.
MVN 06, 429 artifact entry (No. P114829). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114829 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 06, 429 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114829 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {MVN 06, 429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114829},
}


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