MVN 17, 056 (P119676)

Administrative tablet 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 012290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [...] x
2'. nam-en-na i3-dab5
3'. 1(barig)# 4(disz) <tug2> igi-ni-da-a
4'. 3(ban2) 2(disz) szer7-da-{d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
5'. dumu-ni-me
6'. a-ru-a lugal-igi nu-banda3
7'. 5(ban2) 5(disz) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
8'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-balag-ku3-ga
9'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-gi-na-{d}ba-ba6
10'. dumu-ni-me
11'. a-ru-a a-na dam-gar3
12'. 3(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-{d}li9-si4
13'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) kur-ra-ni-i3-sa6
14'. 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-lu2-ni-nu-se-ge4
15'. dumu-ni-me
16'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) edin-ga2?-mi-ni
17'. usz2 1(ban2) 2(disz) {d}ba-ba6-nin-am3 dumu-ni
18'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-geszkim-zi
19'. nu 2(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lu2-ku5-ta-du7-du7
20'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-lu2-ti-ti
21'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nig2-sza3-ta
22'. dumu-ni-me
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
  blank space
2'. mu#-zu i3-dab5
3'. 1(barig) 4(disz) nin-u2-szim-e
4'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
5'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{gesz}gigir a2 1/2(disz)
6'. dumu-ni-me
7'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-LAGAB
8'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-nin-mu-mu-tum3
9'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) lugal-ezem
10'. dumu-ni-me
11'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) iri-na-nin-bi a2 1/2(disz)
12'. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-gal-ur
13'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) nin-gu-la-zi-mu
14'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) szer7-da-{d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
15'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-nig2-gu-su
16'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-gi-na-{d}ba-ba6
17'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
18'. nin-u2-szim-e i3-dab5
19'. 4(ban2)# 4(disz) nin-ku3-zu
20'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
21'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-e-i3-zu
22'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) geme2-{d}gu3-de2-a
23'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lu2-se-ge
column 3
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1'. 4(ban2) [...]
2'. dumu-[ni-me]
3'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) lu2#-[...]
4'. usz2 1(ban2) {d}x-[...]
5'. dumu geme2-{d}am-x-[...]
6'. nin-sag-e i3-dab5
7'. 1(barig) 4(disz) nin-a-zu
8'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-i3-gi
9'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sag-e-ki-ag2
10'. a-ru-a sag-{d}inanna
11'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-iri-mu
12'. gaba-ka-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
13'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
14'. usz2 1(ban2) du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
15'. dumu-ni-me
16'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-ki-tusz-ka
17'. a-ru-a da-da sipa
18'. 3(ban2) 2(disz) nin-kal-la
19'. usz2 1(ban2) 4(disz) ga-za-an-bi
20'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-tur-ab-ba
column 4
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1'. [...] 1(disz) nin-x-x
2'. dumu-ni-me
3'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) i3-zu
4'. 4(ban2) 2(disz) nam-geme2-{d}ba-ba6-i3-du10
5'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-mu-ma-gi8-isz dumu-ni
6'. dumu {d}ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a
7'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-unu{ki}-sze3
8'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
9'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
10'. libir? da-[...]
column 5
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1'. ba-ra-x
2'. 5(ban2) 4(disz) nin-ga2-i3-[...]
3'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-ri-ib2-x-[...]
4'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) iri{ki}-x-[...]
5'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ezem#-[...]
6'. usz2 1(ban2) nig2-[...]
7'. dumu-ni#-[me]
8'. 3(ban2) 5(disz)# [...]
9'. 1(ban2) [...]
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reverse
column 1
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1'. 2(ban2)# [...]
2'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) [...]
3'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) kal-x-[...]
4'. a-ru-a lu2-{d}[...]
5'. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-{d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
  blank space
6'. geme2-usz-gid2-da i3#-[dab5]
  blank space
7'. szu 2(ban2) nig2-[...]
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column 2
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1'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-di-[...]
2'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-{d}szul-gi dumu-ni
3'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-{d}lamma
4'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) ku3-{d}ba-ba6
5'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-sza3-zu dumu-ni
6'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}nin-banda3{da}
7'. dumu-ni-me
8'. usz2 3(ban2) igi-bar-lu2-ti
9'. a-ru-a ur-{d}utu dam-gar3
10'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-si-na2 a2 1/2(disz)
11'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
12'. nin#-[...]
13'. 3(ban2)# [...]
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column 3
1. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) en3-mu-he2-tar-re a2 1/2(disz)
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2. a-ru-a da-da szitim
3. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) szul-zi
4. 3(ban2) 3(disz) me-ra
5. a-ru-a lugal
6. usz2 3(ban2) 2(disz) dingir-ma
7. gar3#
  erasure?
8. nin-sukkal i3-dab5
9. 3(ban2) 1(disz) im-ti-dam
10. 3(ban2) 1(disz) szu-{d}ba-ba6-nu-me-a a2 1/2(disz)
11. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ku3-zu dumu-ni
12. nu 3(ban2) a-tu
13. dumu geme2-{d}lamma
  blank space
14. im-ti-dam i3-dab5
15. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) la-ba-szum2-e
16. 3(ban2) 3(disz) kal-da-x-ga#
column 4
1. [...] du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
2. nu 1(ban2) geme2-{d}en-ki dumu-ni
3. dumu edin-ga2?-mi-ni
4. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-ba-zi-ge a2 1/2(disz)
5. a-ru-a nin-pa-e3
6. nin-nam2-mah i3-dab5
7. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-szu sanga
8. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
9. a-ru-a ur-sa6-ga
10. sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. nu {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
12. a-ru-a ur-mes nu-kiri6 en
13. 1(disz) 2(ban2) geme2-{d#}lamma#
14. a-ru-a lu2-{d}utu sa12-du5
15. 2(disz) tug2 nam-bi-i3-ni-usz2
16. a-ru-a ur-{d}nansze dam-gar3
17. nu inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-zi-ge# [...]
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column 5
1. szunigin# 7(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze 4(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz)# [...]
2. [szunigin] 8(disz)# geme2 5(ban2) 4(disz)-ta
3. [szunigin x] 5(disz) geme2 4(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
4. [szunigin x] geme2 4(ban2) 1(disz) tug2-ta
5. [szunigin x] geme2 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
6. [szunigin x] geme2 3(ban2) 1(disz) tug2
7. [szunigin x] geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
8. [szunigin x] geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) tug2-ta
9. [szunigin x] dumu 2(ban2) 2(disz)-ta
10. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta
11. szunigin 3(u) 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz)-ta
12. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2) 2(disz)-ta
13. sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. siki-bi 8(asz) gu2 1(u) x ma-na
15. tug2-bi 4(disz)
16. gub-ba
17. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 4(ban2)
18. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
19. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
20. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
21. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
22. nu-dab5-me
23. szunigin 4(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
24. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
25. amar-ku5 szu-gi4-bi
26. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
27. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
28. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
29. [szunigin 1(disz) dumu] 1(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 17, 56

    [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.

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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
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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:28:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:52:19 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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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 17, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119676.
MVN 17, 056 artifact entry (No. P119676). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119676 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119676 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 056 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119676},
}

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