MVN 02, 040 (P113339)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 15971

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub# a-sza3 kiszi17-kiszi17
3. 3(u) 1(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
4. i3-dub e2-duru5 a-tu
5. 1(u) gur
6. i3-dub e2-duru5 lugal-anzu2{muszen}
7. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
8. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
9. 2(asz) sze gur
10. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur
11. ki lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6-ta
12. 2(asz) sze gur
13. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur
14. ki# nig2#-{d}ba-ba6-ta
15. 1(asz) 4(barig) zu2-lum gur
16. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
  blank space
17. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
18. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
19. sza3-bi-ta
20. 5(bur3) GAN2# 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
column 2
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. a-sza3 u2-du-lu
3. 6(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
5. a-sza3 in-tab-en
6. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
7. 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. a-sza3 {d}inanna-{d?}szara2?-nin
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. a-sza3 tul2-du
11. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
12. 4(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
13. 3(bur3) GAN2# bala-a 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
14. a#-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da
15. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
16. a-sza3 im-bi a-ab-ba
17. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
18. a-sza3 du6-ge6
19. 2(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
20. sze-bi 3(barig)
  blank space
21. zi-ga-am3
22. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
column 1
1. ugu2# igi-zu-bar-ra-ka ba-gar
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
3. szunigin 2(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
4. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. GAN2 uru4-a
6. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
7. szunigin 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur-ta
8. szunigin 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
9. sze-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. GAN2 bala-a
11. szunigin 3(barig) sze amar
12. zi-ga-am3
13. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
14. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz)# [3(barig) 3(ban2)] gur
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9#-ak KA la2-a
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
6. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3

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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
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  • primary: MVN 2, 40

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 15971
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:22:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:43:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113339.
MVN 02, 040 artifact entry (No. P113339). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113339
MVN 02, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113339 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113339},
}


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TI  - MVN 02, 040 artifact entry
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