MVN 17, 055 (P119675)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012289

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
1. 1(asz)# ARAD2 ugula
2. x-sa6-ga dumu-ni
3. SIG7-a tug2 du11-ge
4. SIG7-a tug2 ur-{d}nansze
5. 1(disz) tug2 lugal-dur2-du10
6. 2(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
7. dumu nig2-{d}en-lil2-ke4-me
8. SIG7-a usz2 ga-lu-tum mar-tu
9. tug2 ur-sag-ub3{ki}
10. dumu usz-bar
11. libir-am3
blank space
12. ugula ARAD2
13. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2 ugula
14. ki ur-ba-gara2-ta
15. 1(disz) tug2 gesz-a-ni
16. nam-eb2-gu-ul
17. lugal-dur9{ur3}-re
18. dumu-ni-me
19. SIG7-a tug2 bur-ma-am3
20. 4(disz) lu2-ga
21. SIG7-a usz2 ni-gi-u3 mar-tu
22. SIG7-a tug2 im-ma-szi-a
23. 1(disz) tug2 lu2-uru11{ki}
24. dumu ur-mes
25. SIG7-a tug2 bil-la-ti mar-tu
26. 2(disz) nig2-kadra
27. dumu {d}utu-di-de3
28. libir-am3
29. 4(disz) lu2-{d}utu dumu a-ba-da-di
column 2
1. ki ARAD2-ta
2. SIG7-a tug2 a-tu
3. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
4. lu2-e2-si-ga dumu-ni
5. hum{hu}-ta
6. puzur4-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
blank space
7. ugula ur-ba-gara2
8. 1(asz) lugal-ezem ugula
9. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka dumu-ni
10. 4(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
11. SIG7-a tug2 en3-mu-na-mu-tar
12. SIG7-a tug2 lu2-{d}nansze
13. SIG7-a tug2 mu-sa-um mar-tu
14. libir-am3
15. 4(disz) ur-gu2-na
blank space
16. ugula lugal-ezem
17. 1(asz) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} ugula
18. inim-{d}inanna
19. a2-sa6-ga
20. dumu-ni-me
21. tug2 lu2-{d}nin-tu
22. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu-ni
23. SIG7-a tug2 ur-{d}ba-ba6
24. SIG7-a tug2 unu{ki}-ki-du10
25. SIG7-a tug2 da-[...]-x-a
26. SIG7-a ASZ tug2 ma-x-x
rest broken
column 3
1. SIG7-a tug2 me-me-na#-lum mar-tu
2. libir-am3
3. SIG7-a tug2 ur-{d}ig-alim
4. ba-e2-hi-li
5. [x] tug2 aga3-me-en
blank space
6. 1(disz) tug2 nam-ha-ni
7. 2(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-dur2-du10
9. dumu-ni-me
10. ugula ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
11. ur-nig2 dumu da#?-ri2-sze3 ugula
12. lu2-e?-la dumu-ni
13. SIG7-a tug2 ba-ta
14. 2(disz) tug2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
15. dumu lugal-ad-da
16. SIG7-a tug2 lu2-giri17-zal
17. SIG7-a 4(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
18. 1(disz) tug2 ki-lu5-la
19. 2(disz) lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
20. dumu-ni-me
21. SIG7-a tug2 el?-hu mar-tu
22. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
blank space
23. ugula ur-nig2
24. 1(asz) ur-da-gid2-da ugula
25. ur-sag-ub3{ki} dumu-ni
26. SIG7-a tug2 ni-ba-ad mar-tu
27. SIG7-a ur-sukkal
28. SIG7-a ba-szu-ni-tum mar-tu
29. SIG7#-a [tug2] lugal-ab-ba-um
rest broken
column 4
1. usz2 du11-ga-ni-zi
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na
3. dumu-ni-me
4. libir-am3
5. 1(disz) tug2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. dumu ur-mes
7. bur2-ta
blank space
8. ugula ur-da-gid2-da
9. 1(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula
10. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. SIG7-a tug2 gu-ub-szu mar-tu
12. SIG7-a tug2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu gi-na
13. ki ur-ba-gara2-ta
blank space
14. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2-kalam-ma
16. 4(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka ugula
17. 2(disz) tug2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
18. 2(disz) e2-di-de3
19. dumu-ni-me
20. SIG7-a tug2 {d}inanna-ka
21. SIG7-a tug2 e-lu-da mar-tu
22. libir-am3
23. 2(disz)? tug2 e2-gurum2-e
24. im-e tak4-a
blank space
25. ugula {d}nin-x-[...]
26. 1(asz) x [...]
rest broken
column 5
1. 1(asz)# ur-{d}inanna# ugula
2. libir-am3
3. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}lamma
4. dumu lugal-iti-da
5. ki lugal-ezem-ta
6. 1(disz) tug2 {d}utu-sa6-ga
7. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
8. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}ig-alim
9. dumu ur-{d}da-mu
10. dah-hu-ta
11. e2 szabra-ta
12. 4(disz) {d}utu-erin2?-e
13. dumu en-u2-szim-ma
14. ugula ur-{d}inanna
15. 4(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
16. dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
17. 4(disz) ur-ab-ba dumu a-tu
18. ki lugal-ezem-ta
19. SIG7-a tug2 pu-da-num2 mar-tu
20. ki bi2-du11-i3-sa6-ta
21. SIG7-a tug2 lugal-ki-ag2
22. 1(disz) tug2 ur-abzu dumu-ni
23. ki ARAD2-da-ni-ta
24. 1(disz) tug2 e2-ki-bi
25. SIG7-a usz2 i3-la-ba mar-tu
26. ki e2-ki-bi-ta
27. 4(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
28. dumu lu2-iri-da
blank space
29. ugula lu2-bala-sa6-ga
30. [...] x x x
rest broken
column 6
1. SIG7-a tug2 x [...]
2. SIG7-a tug2 ur#-[...]
3. SIG7-a usz2 NE-[...]
4. SIG7-a tug2 x-[...] x
5. SIG7-a tug2 ur#-[...]
6. SIG7-a tug2 ur#-[...]
7. 1(disz) tug2 sag#?-[...]
8. szu tug2 a-[...]
9. 2(disz) lugal-[...]
10. libir-[am3]
11. SIG7-a tug2 [...]
12. 2(disz) tug2 ma-[...]
13. dumu lugal-me-[...]
14. ki e2-hi-li-ta
15. usz2 ur-{d}inanna#
16. dumu szesz-[...]
17. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}[...]
18. dumu e2-ki-[...]
19. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) a2-[...]
20. 4(disz) ur-{d#}[...]
21. dumu lugal-[...]
22. dah-hu-ta
23. 4(disz) da-x
blank space
24. ugula lu2-[...]
25. 1(disz) tug2 ur-[...]
26. 1(disz) tug2 lugal#-[...]
27. dumu lu2-[...]
28. szu tug2 [...]
29. 1(disz) tug2 ur#-[...]
30. SIG7-a ASZ tug2 [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. ki ur-{d}EN-[...]
2'. 1(disz) tug2 ur-[...]
3'. dumu? x x
4'. bala e2-[...]
blank space
5'. ugula ama-gi#-[...]
6'. {gesz}kiri6 {d}[...]
7'. bala lu2-[...]
8'. lu2-[...]
9'. SIG7-a usz2 [...]
10'. libir-am3
11'. 1(disz) tug2 lu2#-[...]
12'. bala x [...]
blank space
13'. ugula lu2-bala-[...]
14'. {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}[...]
15'. 4(disz) ur-x-[...]
16'. bala [...]
blank space
17'. ugula
18'. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}[...]
19'. 1(asz) x [...]
20'. lu2-[...]
21'. ur-[...]
22'. dumu-ni-me#
23'. SIG7-a tug2 [...]
24'. libir-[am3]
25'. SIG7-a tug2 [...]
26'. [ugula?] lu2-{d}nin-[...]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. ugula ur2-nig2-du10
2'. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-an-ma-szu [...]
3'. dingir-ra ugula
blank space
4'. ugula dingir-ra
5'. {gesz}kiri6 ti-ra-asz2{ki#}
6'. 1(asz) ur-ki-gu-la ugula
7'. ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6
8'. ur-{d}ba-ba6
9'. dumu-ni-me
blank space
10'. ugula ur-ki-gu-la
11'. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-dah-{d}szul-gi
12'. 1(asz) e2-hi-li ugula
13'. aga3-an-ne2-zu
14'. da-da
15'. dumu-ni-me
16'. SIG7-a tug2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal dumu-ni
18'. SIG7-a tug2 e-lu-gi-ru mar-tu
19'. 1(disz) tug2 lu2-du10-ga
20'. dumu lugal-me#-lam2
21'. libir-am3
22'. 1(disz) tug2 lu2-hu-ru-ma{ki}
23'. im-e tak4-a-ta
blank space
24'. ugula e2-hi-li
25'. {gesz}kiri6# lu2-du10-ga
26'. [...]-ga-a-ga ugula
27'. [ki] ur#-{d}en-ki-ta
28'. 1(disz) tug2# x x x
29'. SIG7-a 4(disz) lugal-sa6-ga#
column 3
beginning broken
1'. sag# [...]
2'. ki e2-x-[...]
3'. 4(disz) e2-lu2-x-[...]
blank space
4'. 4(disz) lugal-u2-szim-e
5'. [...] ur-{d}ba-ba6
6'. dumu ur-{d}utu
7'. bur2-ta
(erasure 4(disz)# x utu-ra-bala-bi)
8'. 4(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
blank space
9'. ki en-in-na-dan#-ta
blank space
10'. ugula ga-a-ga-mu
11'. {gesz}kiri6 ma-ni
12'. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
13'. 1(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula
14'. lugal-amar-ku3 dumu-ni
blank space
15'. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
16'. {gesz}kiri6 e2-duru5 {d}inanna
17'. ugula
18'. SIG7-a usz2 i3-la-ti
19'. 1(asz) i3-du-du ugula bur2-ta ugula
20'. ugula
21'. {gesz}kiri6 a-ma-nu
22'. 4(disz) ARAD2 dumu u2-ma-mu
23'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-dur9{ur3}-re dumu-ni
blank space
24'. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}utu
25'. {gesz}kiri6 sze-ri-e2-igi-il2-la
26'. 1(asz) ur-{d}ig-alim ugula
27'. bur2-ta
28'. {gesz}kiri6 szabra-e2
29'. SIG7-a usz2 ki-bur2-i3-zu
30'. zah2 ur-tar
31'. SIG7-a zah2 ur-{d}asznan
32'. SIG7-a zah2 ur-sag-ub3{ki}
33'. libir-am3
column 4
blank space
column 5
blank space
column 6
1. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz 4(disz) ma-na-ta
2. szunigin 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tug2-ta
3. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) ma-na-ta
4. szunigin 6(disz) dumu 2(disz) ma-na-ta
5. szunigin 8(disz) dumu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta
6. e2-gal-ta
7. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tug2-ta
8. ki nu-banda3-ta
9. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 la2 1/2(disz) ma-na
10. tug2-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)
blank space
11. gurum2 ak
12. nu-kiri6-ke4-ne
13. ugula e2-he2-gal2 dumu gu2-u3-mu
14. nu-banda3 ARAD2-mu
blank space
15. mu en-mah en {d}nanna ba-hun

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 17, 55

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 012289
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2016-12-05 at 21:26:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:41:02	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-06-06 at 22:06:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:45:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:23:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:23	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“MVN 17, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119675.

MVN 17, 055 artifact entry (No. P119675). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119675 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 17, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119675 (Accessed: December 4, 2024).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119675},
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