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MVN 06, 159 (P114614)

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 07162

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. sze amar e2-tur3-ra
3. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi
reverse
1. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a ba-an-[ku4?]
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. lu2-{d}utu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi
4. ARAD2-zu

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)

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 6, 159

[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, 7162

[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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2018, ex. 6 (seal)

[Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 07162
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2013-06-10 at 16:00:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:38:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:17:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:15	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (020325)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005846 (composite) (P458556)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.36.00.00

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“MVN 06, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614.

MVN 06, 159 artifact entry (No. P114614). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 06, 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614},
}

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“MVN 06, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614.

MVN 06, 159 artifact entry (No. P114614). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 06, 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {MVN 06, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114614},
}

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ER  -

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