MVN 17, 023a & b (P119659)

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 012252

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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tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 4(disz) u8
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ud5
5. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 gaba
6. e2-u4 7(disz) iti u4 5(disz) ba-zal
7. 2(u) udu
8. 1(u) 3(disz) u8
9. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2
10. 5(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
11. 4(u) 1(disz) ud5
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) sila4 gaba
2. e2-u4 1(u) 5(disz) iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu
4. 3(u) 2(disz) u8
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
6. 3(u) 5(disz) masz2
7. 1(u) ud5
8. e2-u4-sakar iti u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
9. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ka
10. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
11. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 bi-nu{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 5(u) la2 1(disz) u8
3. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2
4. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ud5
5. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
6. 4(u) sila4 gaba
7. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ka
8. kiszib3 ur-mes
reverse
1. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
  single ruling
2. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 [bi-nu{ki}] ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma

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 17, 23a & b

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    bala (udu)

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  • Museum No.: BM 012252
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.05, Šulgi.48.11.28 (Reichskalender)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-04-24 at 11:18:05 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:28:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:35:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:52:18 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004554 (composite) (P457264) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20160310 firth: contents almost identical to P202528

Cite this Artifact
“MVN 17, 023a & b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119659.
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (No. P119659). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119659 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119659 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119659},
}


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