MVN 06, 217 (P114672)

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 07221

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. 3(gesz2) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ma2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-i3-sa6
3. dumu lu2-dingir-ra
4. ma2 iri{ki}-bi dumu lugal-sza3-la2
5. u3 ma2 ur-{d}su4-an-na dumu nig2-sa6-ga
reverse
1. sze sanga {d}dumu-zi
2. a-sza3 {d}nin-sun2-ta
3. giri3 a-mu
  blank space
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz:{d}da-gan ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 4(asz)# sze
2. ki sanga {d}dumu-zi-ta
3. kiszib3 a-mu dumu lugal-he2-gal2
reverse
1. [mu us2-sa] e2 puzur4-[isz-{d}]da#-ga-an ba-du3
2. iti sze-il2-la u4 3(u) la2 1(disz) [...]
seal 1
1. lugal-a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. lugal-he2-gal2 ugula#?

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 217

    [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, 7221

    [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), 141 50

    [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.40.12.29 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-25 at 18:39:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:20:06 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:16 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 003354 (composite) (P456064) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 06, 217 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114672.
MVN 06, 217 artifact entry (No. P114672). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114672
MVN 06, 217 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114672 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114672},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P114672},
}


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