MVN 06, 156 (P114611)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07159

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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tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki a-hu-a-ta
3. mu erin2-na-sze3
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti
5. sza3 tum-ma-al
reverse
1. nu-banda3 ma-ni
  1 line blank
2. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki a-hu-a-ta
3. mu erin2-na-sze3
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti
5. sza3 tum-ma-al{ki}
6. nu-banda3 ma-na
reverse
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-nimgir

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 156

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 7159

    [Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: RA 55 (pp. 135-146), 139 11

    [Lambert1961RA55] Lambert, Maurice. 1961. “LA VIE ÉCONOMIQUE D’UN QUARTIER DE LAGASH (ÉPOQUE DE LA III e DYNASTIE D’UR) (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 55: 135–46.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-25 at 18:32:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:15 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 004773 (composite) (P457483) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 06, 156 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114611.
MVN 06, 156 artifact entry (No. P114611). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114611
MVN 06, 156 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114611 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114611},
}


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