MVN 02, 072 (P113371)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 11765

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. erin2 zi3 KA-me
3. 4(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. erin2 sag-asz-me
5. sze-bi 4(u) 2(asz) gur
6. sza3-gal erin2 bala tusz-a
7. nu-banda3 lugal-lu2-sa6-[sa6]
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
3. 1(barig) ur-gu lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
4. [nu]-banda3# ur-{d}nansze
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5. i3-dub a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze-ta
6. giri3 tul2-ta
7. iti amar-a-<a>-si
8. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. erin2 zi3 KA-me
3. 4(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta erin2 sag-asz-me
4. sze-bi 4(u) 2(asz) gur lugal
5. sza3-gal erin2 bala tusz-a
6. nu-banda3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz# 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta erin2 zi3 KA-me
reverse
1. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
4. 1(barig) sze ur-gu lu2 hu-[bu7{bu?}]
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze x x
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
7. i3-dub a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-[su-a2-zi-da]-{d}nansze-ta
8. giri3 tul2-ta
9. iti amar-a-a-si
10. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...]
2. dub-sar nu-[banda3]

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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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 72

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

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  • Museum No.: MAH 11765
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-12-21 at 09:06:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-05 at 14:02:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004831 (composite) (P457541) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113371.
MVN 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P113371). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113371
MVN 02, 072 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113371 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113371},
}


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