MVN 12, 080 (P116342)

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 013027

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) dug dida imgaga3 dug 3(ban2)-ta
2. 1(u) dug dida saga dug 3(ban2)-ta
3. masz-da-re-<a> lugal-sze3
4. e2-gal-la ba-kux(KWU147)
reverse
1. sza3 sag-da-na
2. giri3 ur-e2-babbar2
  blank space
3. iti amar-a-a-si#
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(disz) dug# [dida] imgaga3 [dug 3(ban2)-ta]
2. 1(u) dug dida# [saga dug] 3(ban2)-[ta]
  blank space
reverse
1. masz-da-re-a lugal
2. e2-gal-la ba-kux(KWU147)
3. sza3 sag-da-na-ka
4. kiszib3 ensi2
5. giri3 ur-e2-babbar2
6. iti amar-a-a-si
  blank space
7. mu ki-masz{ki} [ba-hul]
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-[ba]
2. ur-[{d}lamma]
3. [sza3-tam]
  edition has [di-ku5]
4. [ARAD2-zu]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 12, 80

    [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 013027
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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
2022-08-02 at 16:27:58 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:54:56 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-02 at 10:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 10:20:33 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 006168 (composite) (P458878) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.05.-- (us2 year), Amar-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116342.
MVN 12, 080 artifact entry (No. P116342). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116342 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116342 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116342},
}


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