MVN 02, 143 (P113442)

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 16382

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
1. 2(disz) kasz dida saga
2. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 2(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
4. 3(disz) sila3 esza
5. i7 pirig-gin7-du-sze3
6. giri3 gu3-de2-a
7. 1(disz) kasz dida saga
8. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
9. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 esza
10. e2 an-ta-sur-ra-sze3
11. 1(disz) kasz dida saga
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
13. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 esza
14. i7 u3!-sur-sze3
reverse
1. [1(disz) dida] saga
2. [5(disz) sila3 zi3] sig15# 1(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 3(disz)# [sila3 zi3] dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 esza
4. i7 nigin6{ki}-du-sze3
5. giri3 dumu lu2-gir2-nun
6. 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
7. 4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 esza
8. nig2 siskur2-ra ki-sar ki-sur-ra{ki}
9. 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub 1(ban2) esza
10. {d}balag u4-da iri nigin-a
11. giri3 lu2-{d}ig-alim
12. 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga he2-dab5 u4-tusz-a-ke4 szu ba-ab-ti
13. zi-ga
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14. iti sze-il2-la
15. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Consult previous versions and their differences
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, 143

    [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 16382
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:30:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:44:02 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, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113442.
MVN 02, 143 artifact entry (No. P113442). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113442
MVN 02, 143 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113442 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113442},
}


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