MVN 02, 234 (P113533)

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 15862

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3-udu
2. szu-{d}szul-gi sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. szu-esz18-dar e2#-bappir2-sze3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. kal-la ki e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 gen-na
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. aga3-us2 {d}dam-gal-nun-an-dul3?
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. szu-ul-ma-num2 giri3 lu2#-[{d}nin]-gir2-su simug
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. nu-ur2-{d}suen szusz3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. ip-qu2-sza ra2-gaba
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kas4
7. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 6(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu
9. ra-gaba be-la-<ri2>-ik-bi 3(disz)
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. lu2-nin-ga2 mar-tu
12. zi-ga u4 7(disz)-kam
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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, 234

    [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 15862
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-08-27 at 16:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:51 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, 234 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113533.
MVN 02, 234 artifact entry (No. P113533). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113533
MVN 02, 234 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113533 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113533},
}


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