MVN 11, 044 (P116058)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM —

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. sze ur5-ra engar-e-ne
3. sze-numun-sze3
4. ki ulu3-di-ta
5. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki}
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM —
  • Accession No.: 06228

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: SH46
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:40:08 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:24 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2009-06-03 at 10:19:46 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:49 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Santoïemma, Loïc; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Aupperle, Eric; Freedman, Sally M.; Lafont, Bertrand; Guidi, Carlo; Hilgert, Markus; Molina, Manuel; Heinle, Michael; Jones, Jillian; Dahl, Jacob L.; Cripps, Eric L.; Guerra, Dylan; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Reid, Nicholas; Galador, Louis; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004123 (composite) (P456833) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 044 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116058.

MVN 11, 044 artifact entry (No. P116058). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116058

MVN 11, 044 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116058 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {MVN 11, 044 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116058},
}

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