MVN 22, 226 (P206045)

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 014143

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
  with esza?
2. dabin gur
3. {d}szul-gi sza3 uru11{ki}
4. lum-ma u3 zabar-dab5
5. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ma-tu-tu {d}szul-gi
6. 2(barig)# 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
8. 2(barig) zi3 sig15
9. 2(barig) zi3 dub-dub 1(u) esza
10. e2 {d}ba-ba6 3(disz)-a-bi
11. sza3-ge guru7-a lugal
12. giri3 a-tu sagi
  some text moved to next line
13. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
14. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(disz) zi3-gu
15. 1(barig) zi3 dub-dub 5(disz) sila3 esza
16. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
17. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
18. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-<dub> 5(disz) sila3 esza
19. {d}ka-sa6#?-a
20. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(disz) zi3-gu
21. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-<dub> 2(disz) sila3 esza
22. {d}nun-gal
23. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(disz) zi3-gu
24. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 3(disz) sila3 esza
25. {d}lugal-ku4?-ra2
26. ka-du8-ha
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
28. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 2(disz) sila3 esza
29. {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a x gal
30. sze-bi 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz)
  some text moved to next line
31. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba#-hul#

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 226

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014143
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0245

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.03.00, Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2015-12-13 at 16:49:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206045.
MVN 22, 226 artifact entry (No. P206045). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206045 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 226 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206045 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MVN 22, 226 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206045},
}

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