MVN 22, 177 (P206233)

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 013909

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

110.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze diri#-ta#?
2. szu-x-x-mi-ni
  (Linea doble en blanco sobre)
3. 2(barig) 4(disz)#? sila3 x-za? ku6
4. 1(u) i3#-nun
5. sze-bi# [...]
6. nin nu#?-[(x)]-tuku
7. 3(disz) sila3 x sze#-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
8. x x x [...] x x x
9. 1(disz) ziz2 munu4 saga
10. 3(disz) sila3 dabin x sila3 esza
11. {gesz}dim-du3-a
12. 3(disz) sila3 dabin
13. 2(disz) sila3 esza
14. e2 simug-sze3
15. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 esza
16. {d}lamma-sze3
17. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza#
18. {d}nin-isin2{si}-na
19. 1(disz) sze bi3-ri a-sza3 ti?-ra-asz2
20. 1(disz) amar ansze-libir
21. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 si giri3-ni-i3-sa6
22. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 giri3-ni-i3-sa6
23. 1/2(disz) sila3 esza 2/3(disz)? dabin
24. e2 an-na-sze3
25. 3(disz) ziz2 na-a-gu
26. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 esza
27. su-x-ra
  blank space
28. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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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): 110.0 high × 54.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 177

    [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 013909
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0009

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:29:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:46 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, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206233.
MVN 22, 177 artifact entry (No. P206233). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206233 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206233 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206233},
}


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