MVN 12, 317 (P116579)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013707

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. 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# sze gur lugal#
2. la2-ia3 sze-numun [x]
3. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
4. su-su-dam
reverse
  blank space
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal la2-ia3 sze-numun
  blank space
2. kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dumu nam-mah
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-mah
4. szabra

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 12, 317

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013707
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-07-26 at 13:00:43 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:03 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 004705 (composite) (P457415) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 317 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116579.
MVN 12, 317 artifact entry (No. P116579). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116579 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 317 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116579 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MVN 12, 317 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116579},
}


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