MVN 12, 068 (P116330)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha-ta
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-ma-ma
reverse
1. u3 ur-mes dumu# ku-li-ke4
2. szu ba-ti-esz2
3. giri3 sa12-ti-um
  blank space
4. iti mu-szu-du7
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3#-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-a-ta ki ba-zi-ta
4. giri3 sa12-ti-um
  blank space
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. dumu ur-ma-ma
reverse
1. u3 ur#-mes dumu# ku#-[li-ke4]
2. iti mu-szu-du7
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu ma!-ma#!

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 12, 68

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013043
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:53:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:58 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 004817 (composite) (P457527) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116330.
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (No. P116330). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116330 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116330 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 068 artifact entry},
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}

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