MVN 02, 284 (P113583)

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 16094

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
  blank space
1. 1(asz) {d}x x x x x [...]
2. libir-am3#
3. 1(asz) a-da-da#
4. dumu nin-a-x
5. 1(asz) lu2-bala-sa6#-ga
6. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna dumu-ni
8. ki# lu2-[nig2]-gal2-la-ta
9. 1(asz) lugal-uszumgal
10. dumu kux(KWU147)#?-ra-ni-i3-sa6
11. szesz-ad-da-ta
12. [1(disz)] lu2-{d}nansze
13. [x x]-la-la
14. 1(disz) [x]-nun-x dumu-ni
  rest broken
column 2
1. [x] x x [x] x
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da nu-banda3-gu4
3. 1/3(disz) lu2-ib
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
5. 1(asz) ab-ba#-du10-ga
6. dumu-ni-me
7. 1(asz) ur-nam#-zi-tar-ra
8. dumu ur-sa6-ga-me
  blank space
9. [nu]-banda3-gu4 i3-dab5
10. 1/3(disz) lu2-{d}utu
11. 1(asz@c) i-ta-e3-a engar
12. 1(asz@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
13. 1(asz) esz3-nam-tag-ga2-bi2-kusz2
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
16. dumu ur-im-nun
17. libir-am3
18. 1(asz@c) ur-nigar{gar}
19. dumu {d}inanna-ka
20. 1(asz@c) ur#-{d}nin#-mar{ki}
  rest broken
column 3
1. sal4-[...]
2. erim2{ki}-ta
3. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a i3-dab5
4. 1(asz@c) ur-sze-il2-la engar
5. dumu geme2-{d}nansze
6. 1(asz@c) ur-sze-il2-la
7. dumu ur-{d}iszkur#?
8. 1(disz) lu2-ma2-gur8-[re] dumu-ni
9. 1(disz) kux(KWU147)-ra-ni-i3-[sa6]
10. 1(asz) siki? lu2-bala-sa6-ga#
11. dumu sig4-zi-me
12. erin2 a-tu-ta#
13. tug2# ur-sa6-[ga]
14. 1(asz@c) he2-lah5
15. aga3-us2 ma2-lah5#
16. ur-sze-il2-[la]
  blank space
17. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz#-[zi]-da nu-banda3#-[gu4]
18. 1(asz@c) ur-x-[...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x [...]
2'. dumu x [...]
3'. 1(asz@c) x-[...]
4'. dumu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u) [...]
2'. iti-da be6-[dam]
3'. siki# bi 2(asz) gu2 2(u) n 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na SZE3
4'. mu-a be6-dam
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column 2'
  blank space
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [... u4] 3(u)-kam
2'. ugula da-da
3'. lugal#-ur#-sag i3-dab5
4'. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
5'. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
6'. {d}nanna-zi-sza3-gal2
7'. ensi2
8'. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra szabra
9'. giri3 ur-mes dumu ensi2 gu2-du8-a{ki}
10'. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna szagina
11'. u3 ur-nigar{gar} sa12-du5 lugal-ka
12'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen
13'. nita kal-ga
14'. lugal uri5{ki}-ma#
15'. lugal an-ub-da [limmu2-ba-ke4]
16'. gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 i3-dim2

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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, 284

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

  • history: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 118 no. 21

    [Maekawa1996confiscation] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996. “Confiscation of Private Properties in the Ur III Period: A Study of é-Dul-La and Níg-GA.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 103–68.

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  • Museum No.: MAH 16094
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-20 at 11:23:17 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 13:29:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:13:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-06 at 13:53:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:44:53 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, 284 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113583.
MVN 02, 284 artifact entry (No. P113583). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113583
MVN 02, 284 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113583 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113583},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P113583
M1  - 2025/3/15/
TI  - MVN 02, 284 artifact entry
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