MVN 06, 139 (P114595)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07140

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
1. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 gid2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 bur3
2. a-sza3 1(u) 5/6(disz) sar 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u)
  calculation: 15 8/12 × 2.5/12 × 3 1/3 = 10 sar 52 gin2 140 sze
3. 5(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) 2/3(disz)! kusz3 [bur3]
4. a-sza3 3(disz) sar 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
5. 1(u) 8(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 [bur3]
6. a-sza3 1(u) la2 1(disz) sar
7. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 bur3
8. a-sza3 2(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
9. 4(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3
10. a-sza3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
11. 3(disz)! ninda gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3
12. a-sza3 5/6(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 igi#-4(disz)#?-[gal2 ...]
  calculation: 3 × 1.5/12 × 2.5 = 56.25 gin2
reverse
1. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 gid2 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 bur3
2. a-sza3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar [...]
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 6(disz) [...]
  blank space
4. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) [...]
5. kin#? [...] lu2#?
  blank space
6. sar-ti [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 139

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 7140

    [Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-06 at 16:29:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-01-01 at 09:42:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-04-17 at 17:10:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 06, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114595.
MVN 06, 139 artifact entry (No. P114595). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114595
MVN 06, 139 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114595 (Accessed: April 3, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114595},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114595},
}


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