MVN 09, 187 (P115830)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89481

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Accounting of provisions issued on certain days.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 46.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) sila3 szim saga gazx(KUM)
2. 2(disz) sila3 mun 3(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi
3. 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz
4. 1(u) sa gi ku6 ba-ra-sze6
5. u4# 1(disz)-kam#
6. 6(disz)#? sila3# szim# saga# gazx(KUM)# 1(ban2) mun#
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi x [...]
8. 1(u) sa gi ku6 ba-ra-sze6
9. u4 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(ban2) szim 3(disz) sila3 mun#
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi# [...]
12. n 2(asz) gu2# [gi-ru-usz]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [u4] 8(disz)-[kam]
3'. n 8(disz) sila3 szim 3(disz) sila3 [mun]
4'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)#
5'. 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz 1(u) sa gi e2-gu4-gaz#
6'. 5(u) sa gi 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)#
7'. kasz-de2-a al-la-sar-ru-um#
8'. 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|) sza3 nig2-du10 [sila4-sze3]
9'. u4# 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
10'. 6(disz)# sila3 szim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 mun
11'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi 2(u) 2(asz)#? gu2 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)
12'. 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz
13'. 1(u) sa# gi sza3 nig2-du10 sila4-sze3 u4 1(u)-kam
14'. szunigin n sila3#? szim szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 mun
15'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sa gi szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u)# 5(asz)#? gu2# {gesz#}asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)
16'. szunigin 6(gesz2) 1(u) gu2 gi-ru-usz
17'. szunigin 2(disz)? {gi}kid szunigin 2(u) {gi}kaskal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 46.0 wide
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  • primary: MVN 9, 187

    [Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: Fs Sigrist p. 185-192,, 192 9

    [Steinkeller2008FsSigrist] Steinkeller, Piotr. n.d. “Joys of Cooking in Ur III Babylonia.” Edited by Piotr Michalowski. On the Third Dynasty of Ur: Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, 185–92.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89481
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:56:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-19 at 18:30:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 09, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P115830.
MVN 09, 187 artifact entry (No. P115830). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P115830
MVN 09, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P115830 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 09, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P115830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P115830},
}


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