MVN 06, 166 (P114621)

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 07169

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur lugal
3. lu2 ma2 gal-gal
4. nig2-gu2-na sa-bu-um-ma{ki} zi-zi-me
5. ki ur-{d}lamma
reverse
1. ur-lugal ugula szu ba-ti
2. ugula sza-ar-i3-li2
3. ki sukkal-mah
  1 line blank
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
  blank space ?
1. [nig2-gu2-na] sa-bu-um{ki} [...]
2. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
reverse
1. [kiszib3 ur]-lugal ugula
2. [ugula sza]-ar-i3-li2
  blank space ?
seal 1
1. ur-lugal
2. nu-banda3
3. dumu ur-nig2

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 166

    [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, 7169

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 07169
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-29 at 15:43:44 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:08 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 10:16:15 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 004525 (composite) (P457235) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 06, 166 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114621.
MVN 06, 166 artifact entry (No. P114621). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114621
MVN 06, 166 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114621 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114621},
}


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