MVN 02, 278 (P113577)

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 16034

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [... gur] lugal#
2'. [...] zu2#-lum saga
3'. erin2# an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na-me
4'. giri3# igi-a-a lu2-{gesz}gigir
5'. 1(ban2) zu2-lum
6'. nig2 siskur2-ra lugal
7'. e2# {d}inanna-sze3
8'. giri3 {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal sagi
9'. 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
10'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum
11'. 1(ban2) {gesz}par4? had2
  haszhur?
12'. 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 duh gesz-i3
13'. iti# ezem#-{d}ba-ba6
14'. 1(barig) <i3>-gesz lugal
15'. 1(asz) zu2-lum gur
16'. ur#-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim
17'. {d}ba#-ba6 e3-a
18'. sza3#-gal# lugal
column 2
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1'. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4
2'. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
3'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 3(disz) kusz3
4'. szuku sag se3-ga u3 nig2 i3 de2-a-sze3
5'. igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3 1/2(disz) gaz#?
6'. igi-kar2 {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal sagi
7'. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna sagi
8'. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 PI-me sipa ur-ra
9'. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
10'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 duh gesz-i3
11'. amar-ku5 tur-tur szu ba-ab-ti
12'. giri3 en-u2-szim-ma
13'. u3 szesz-kal-la dumu szabra-e2
14'. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
15'. 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
16'. ur-tur-tur-re
column 3
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1'. 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2'. nig2 siskur2#-[ra] {d}nansze-[GIR2@g-gal sagi]
3'. giri3 ur-[...] dumu ur-{d#}[...]
4'. igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3#-[gaz]
5'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [i3-gesz]
6'. 1(asz) 4(ban2) zu2-lum
7'. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
8'. 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
9'. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
10'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 3(disz) kusz3
11'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 duh gesz-i3
12'. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 had2
13'. iti# mu-szu-du7
14'. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
15'. nig2-siskur2-ra e2-udu gibil
16'. giri3 i-ta-e3-a
17'. dumu lu2-du10-ga
18'. 1(barig) i3-gesz
19'. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim lugal u4 tu-ra i3-me-a
column 4
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1'. x [...] x
2'. x [...]
3'. giri3# [...]
4'. u3 [...]
5'. sza3 [...]
6'. 1(barig) [x]
7'. 1(barig) [x]
8'. 2(barig) [...]
  n lines broken
9'. x [...]
reverse
column 1'
1. szunigin igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1(u) gin2#? i3-gesz-ta
3. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
4. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
5. szunigin 2(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4# [had2]
7. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 [had2]
8. szunigin 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur [3(disz) kusz3]
9. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) [x sila3] duh gesz#-[i3 gur]
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column 2'
  blank space
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column 3'
  blank space
1. szesz-kal-la

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 278

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 16034
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00, 00.00.09.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-11-10 at 11:17:32 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:13:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:52 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, 278 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577.
MVN 02, 278 artifact entry (No. P113577). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577
MVN 02, 278 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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ID  - P113577
LB  - CDLI:P113577
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - MVN 02, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113577
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