MVN 02, 002 (P113301)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16145

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. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 ur-{d}lamma u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. mu ba-gaz e2 hul-a i3-me-a-sze3
reverse
1. sukkal-mah-e
2. szu bi2-ba
3. na-ni sza13-dub-ba maszkim
4. la2-ia3 ur5-gin7-am3 i3-da-gal2-a
5. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-nigar{gar}
6. nam-erim2-bi in-ku5
7. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
8. u3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
left
1. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 ur-{d}lamma u3 ur-{d}[ba]-ba6
3. mu ba-gaz e2 hul-a i3-me-a-sze3
4. sukkal-mah-e szu bi2-ba
5. na-ni sza13-dub-ba maszkim
  blank space
  seal impression
6. la2-ia3 ur5-gin7-am3 i3-PI?
reverse
1. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu [ur]-nigar#{gar}
2. nam-erim2-[bi in]-ku5
  blank space
  seal impression
3. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
4. u3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
5. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. dub#-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}[ba-ba6]
4. [x]-zu
seal 2
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar

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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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: MVN 2, 2

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 16145
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-08 at 08:57:54 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-03-05 at 07:08:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-01-06 at 19:31:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:11:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:46 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 003073 (composite) (P455783) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 004605 (composite) (P457315) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113301.
MVN 02, 002 artifact entry (No. P113301). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113301
MVN 02, 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113301 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113301},
}


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