MVN 12, 341 (P116603)

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 013216

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(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2 engar sza3-gu4
3. i3-dub a-sza3 he-gal2-ta
  blank space
4. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
  blank space
2. iti mu-szu-du7
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
4. ur-e2-ninnu
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. dumu al-la-mu
3. szabra
4. ARAD2-zu

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: MVN 12, 341

    [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 013216
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.09.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-08-04 at 09:08:08 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2015-05-13 at 02:31:21 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 07:38:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:04 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 005841 (composite) (P458551) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 341 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116603.
MVN 12, 341 artifact entry (No. P116603). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116603 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 341 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116603 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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