MVN 05, 273 (P114493)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 114493

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
1. 1(gesz2) {kusz}e-sir2 e-ba-an
2. 1(gesz2) {kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|)?
3. a2-bi u4 5(disz)-kam
4. 2(disz) aszgab iti 3(disz)-sze3
5. a2-bi u4 3(disz)-kam
6. ma2-ad-ga{ki}-sze3
7. mu 3(disz) a-ra2 1(disz)-am3
8. {kusz}e-sir2 e2-ba-an
9. {kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|)?
10. {kusz}suhub2 e2-ba-an
11. a2-bi
12. 5(disz) {kusz}ka-tab hi-a
13. a2-bi u4 1(disz)-kam
14. 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. a2 sze-gin2 gub-ba
16. 3(u) aszgab u4 1(disz)-sze3
17. [a2] {gesz}hum# ma2 ur-{d}namma
18. [...] udu-sze3
19. [...] u4 [x]-kam#
20. [...] x [x]
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) {gesz}al
2. 2(gesz2) gesz-gi-lum-lu5
3. 1(gesz2) {gesz}du5
4. 2(u) {gesz}mar im
5. a2-bi u4 4(u)-kam
6. 1(disz) nagar u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. a2 {gesz}hum ma2 ur-{d}namma
8. 6(disz) nagar u4 3(u)-sze3
9. {gesz}eme-sig {gesz}mi-ri2-za ma2 bala-a tak4-a u3 ma2 gid2-da
10. nibru{ki}-sze3
11. giri3 esz-am3
12. 1(u) nagar u4 1(u)-sze3 gesz DI KU-x-x x tak4-a
13. 1(u) nagar u4 1(u)-sze3 {gesz}geszimmar gu4-ra
14. e2 ur-dun-sze3
15. 8(disz)
16. a2 nagar-kam
17. 1(disz) ad-kup4 u4 1(disz)-sze3
18. a2 kid {gesz}hum ma2 ur#-{d}namma
19. 1(u) 7(disz) gil kunga2 [...] PA NIG2
20. 1(u) 7(disz) gil# kunga2!(AN) [...]-ta?
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz)-kam#
2'. e2 ga-bu-um-gu-x
3'. 1(u) 5(disz) gil dagal gid2-bi 3(disz) ninda
4'. 1(u) 5(disz) gil an-ta-gal2
5'. 6(disz) gil gazi
6'. 1(disz) kid mah gid2-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3
7'. a2-bi u4 3(u)-kam
8'. e2 us2-sa-bi
9'. 7(disz) gil dagal gid2-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda-ta
10'. 7(disz) gil an-ta-gal2
11'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gil gazi
12'. 1(disz) kid mah gid2-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 1/2(disz) ninda
13'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
14'. e2 nu2-a
15'. e2 szutumx(|GI.NA.TUM|) e2-gal-sze3
16'. giri3 dingir-a-a
17'. 2(disz) nagar
18'. 2(disz) ad-kup4
19'. 2(disz) aszgab
20'. 2(disz) esz2 ba-ri2-ga BAD-du3 szu du11-du11-ga
21'. giri3 lu2-gi-na ka-guru7
22'. 3(disz) ama x-ta sila3
23'. gi-bi 6(disz) kusz3
24'. a2-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz)-kam
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x gar-ra
2'. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz
3'. a2 ad-kup4 x x x
4'. 3(u) bara2-sze3 [...]
5'. a2-bi u4 1(disz) [...]
  blank space
6'. a2 tug2-du8-bi#
  blank space
7'. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8'. zi-ga didli#
  blank space

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 5, 273

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 114493
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-29 at 15:20:22 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:12 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 05, 273 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114493.
MVN 05, 273 artifact entry (No. P114493). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114493
MVN 05, 273 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114493 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 05, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114493},
}

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