MVN 02, 043 (P113342)

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 16085

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. [x] 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...] gur
2. [...] in-nu-ha
3. [...] imgaga3 gur
4. [...] 2/3(disz) sila3 gig# gur
5. [...] 2(ban2) sze sa-[x] x gur
6. [...] 3(asz) guru7 [...] 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) [...] sila3# gin2 [x] gur
7. [...] gi#-a gur
8. [...] 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [x] us2-sa gur
9. [...] 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [...] x-tur [...] x x
10. [...]
column 2
1. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gin2 za-ha-din gur
2. igi-3(disz)-gal2-bi im-ta-e3
3. 7(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 za-ha-din bala-bi gur
  calculation: 3;2,3,6 10/60 × 2 = 7;0,1,2 1/3
4. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil gur
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa szum2-sikil 8(disz) gin2-ta
6. sag szum2-sikil-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
  calculation: 90 × 8 ÷ 60 = 12
7. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 4(u) sa szum2 gaz
8. 5(ban2)? 3(disz) sila3 zi-[x]-NE-a [...]
9. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...]
10. x NE# [...]
column 3
1. 4(u) 3(disz) naga-bi naga3{ga2}
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) naga bala-bi
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) naga si-e3 gur
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na im-babbar2
5. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gur
6. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na# igi [n-gal2]
7. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(asz) [x x gur]
8. [...]
column 4
  (traces of the first signs of some lines)
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2'. x [...]
3. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2'. 5(gesz2) 2(u) [...] x
3'. 1(szar2) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu szu x-[x]
4'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) {gesz}ma-nu x-x
column 3
1. [...]
2'. szunigin 1(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 2/3(disz)? 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
3. ku3-babbar
4'. szunigin 5(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) [...] 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [...] sze gur
5. {d}szul-gi-ra
column 4
1. [...]
2'. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) numun sa-su4{sar}
3'. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) numun ta-li2-lum
4'. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) numun u2-gesz{sar}
5'. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) numun gu-gu-tum{sar}
6'. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-nagar{sar}
column 5
1. [...]
2'. [...] gal [...] kusz3
3'. [...]-da# 6(disz) kusz3
4'. [...]-da 5(disz) kusz3
5'. [...]-da# 4(disz) kusz3 [x] {gesz#}u3
6'. [...] x
7. [...] x KU
8'. [...] us2#
9'. [...] x
10'. [...] x ma2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 43

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

  • citation: BSA 03 (pp. 23-56), 037

    [Waetzoldt1987BSA3] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Knoblauch Und Zwiebeln Nach Den Texten Des 3. Jt.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 3: 23–56.

    incorrect interpretation of obv. ii

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 16085
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-28 at 18:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-04-17 at 16:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:02 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
2006-10-12 at 12:19:47 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 02, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113342.
MVN 02, 043 artifact entry (No. P113342). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113342 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 02, 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113342 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 02, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113342},
}


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