MVN 22, 023 (P206166)

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 013656

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

100.0 mm × 143.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] guru7# sze gur [{d}]szul#-gi-ra
2. [sze] iri#-sa12-rig7{ki}
3. 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur
4. sze# lugal-siki su13
5. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. sze ba-ad-da-ri2
7. 2(u) 1(barig) [x] gur
8. 3(asz) 1(barig) [x] ziz2 gur
9. sze ur-sa6-ga-mu dumu ku-li
10. sze e2-du6-la
11. 1(u) 5(asz) gur
12. giri3 ur-{d}nansze dumu e2-nig2-IL2
13. [ki] ...-sa6#-sa6-ta
14. [...] sila3 gur#
rest broken
column 2
1. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-ba-sa6-ta
2. 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu lu2-{d}utu-ta
7. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. ki {d}utu-bar-ra-ta
9. 6(asz) gur
10. ki lugal-nam2-mah dumu lu2-{d}utu-ta
11. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(barig) [x] gur
12. sze ensi2# adab{ki}
13. ki ur-dam-ta
blank space
14. szunigin 9(asz) guru7# 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) [n] 1(u) 4(asz) [n] 4(barig)#? 8(disz)# sila3 gur
rest broken
column 3
1. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu-na
3. 1(u) 5(asz) gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu e2-nig2-IL2
5. 1(gesz'u) gur
6. kiszib3 lugal-sa6-ga dub-sar zi3-da
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(barig) gur
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar kasz
9. 2(u) 8(asz) gur
10. kiszib3 a-da dam-gar3 lu2-giri17-zal-ka i3-da-gal2#
11. ur-{d}nansze dumu [x]-x-szu-ba-[x (x x)]
12. 5(gesz2) 5(u) [n gur]
13. kiszib3 ur-[...]
rest broken
column 4
1. dumu lu2-x [...]
2. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) [n x gur]
3. kiszib3 lugal-nam2-mah
4. dumu lu2-{d}utu
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(asz) gur
6. kiszib3 lugal-an-na-tum2
7. dumu na-ki-ni
8. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
10. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-ba-sa6
11. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) [n x gur]
12. kiszib3 lu2#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 8(gesz2) [... gur]
2'. kiszib3 ur-[...]
3'. u3 kiszib3 ur-[...]
4'. dam-gar3-[me?]
5'. i3-dub di3-ni? [...]
blank space
6'. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
7'. 3(gesz2) [n] 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
8'. ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-dingir-ra
9'. zi-ga lugal
10'. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
11'. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
12'. erin2 gi NE la2-a-me
13'. nu-banda3 ur-e2-ninnu
14'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-[ta]
15'. sze-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) [gur]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 8(asz) n [x gur]
3'. [kiszib3] lugal-nam2#-[mah]
4'. sze a-ra2 2(disz)-am3 bala#-[a] u3 sze-duru5 im ur3-ra#
5'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
6'. sza3-gal erin2 u3 dumu# dab5-ba gir2-su{ki}-ta gen-na
7'. 4(barig) sza3#-gal dumu# dab5#-ba# x x iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
8'. u3 dumu# dab5#-ba# x x gal2#-la# x-da tusz-a
blank space
9'. zi-ga didli
10'. inim szar-ru-um-i3-li2-ta
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}utu
2'. [n] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2)#? gur
3'. lugal-an-na-tum2
4'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)# 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5'. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-ba-sa6
6'. szunigin 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gur
7'. lu2 mar-sa dumu na-ba-sa6
8'. szunigin 3(gesz'u) gur
9'. ur-dam dumu ur-{d}nansze
10'. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) [n] 3(ban2)#? 5(disz) sila3 gur
11'. lu2-dingir-ra dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gur
13'. szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
column 4
beginning broken
1'. szunigin2 9(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
2'. zi-ga-am3
3'. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz)# sila3 gur
blank space
4'. nig2-ka9-ak
5'. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
6'. al-la
7'. ensi2
8'. mu e2 puzur4-isz#-da-gan ba-du3

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 143.0 wide × 33.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 23

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013656
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0011

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.39.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:41:14	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 12:46:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:31	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:28:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-27 at 19:39:24	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-27 at 15:51:46	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:36:09	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051656)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-11)

Notes

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“MVN 22, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206166.

MVN 22, 023 artifact entry (No. P206166). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206166 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206166 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206166},
}

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