MVN 02, 254 (P113553)

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 16437 & MAH 16625

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. 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. nam-mah szesz tul2-ta
reverse
1. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3
2. e-sag-sze3
3. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2
  blank space
4. iti GAN2-masz
5. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 5(u)# 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur# lugal#
2. la2-ia3 su-ga nam#-mah szesz tul2-ta
3. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su e-sag-sze3
4. kiszib3 ma-an#-szum2# e-sag
5. iti GAN2-masz
6. mu# amar#-{d}suen lugal#
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [ma]-an-[szum2]
2. dumu ur-[{d}suen]
3. kikken2# [{d}nin-gir2-su]

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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, 254

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

  • citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.4.2.c

    [Sollberger1951JCS5Geneva] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “The Cuneiform Collection in Geneva.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359571.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 16437 & MAH 16625
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.01.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-26 at 16:43:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:21 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
2009-06-03 at 10:13:46 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003769 (composite) (P456479) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 254 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113553.
MVN 02, 254 artifact entry (No. P113553). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113553
MVN 02, 254 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113553 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113553},
}


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