MVN 13, 348 (P117120)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2629

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x] n 2(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-x-[...]
2'. dumu ug3-IL2 gudu4 bara2-si-ga
3'. ki ARAD2-dam dam-gar3-ta
4'. ur-ba-gara2-ke4#? mu-kux(DU)
5'. 1(asz@c) 4(disz) 3(ban2) tug2 5(disz) ku3-[{d}]ba-ba6
6'. dumu da-gi [...] |EZENxX|?
7'. ki lu2-{d}utu gu-za-la2-ta
8'. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) nin ensi2 la2-ia3 su-ga i3-nun-na
9'. dumu bu3-gi4
10'. ki lugal-nam-gu2
11'. dumu szabra-e2-ta
12'. [...] x KA ZI [x?] szesz? [...]
13'. ki# ur-{d}ba-ba6 gudu4-ta
14'. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) tug2 nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
15'. dumu um-ma-sza
16'. ki zi-kal-la gudu4-ta
17'. 1(asz@c) 2(ban2) tug2 a-ha-a-nim
18'. sag nin-ku3-zu-sze3
19'. dumu ma-an-szum2-ka-sze3
20'. ki ur-{d}suen szitim-ta
column 2
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1'. ki du11-ga-[...] dumu ur-{d}[...-ta]
2'. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(disz)
3'. giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
4'. 1/2(asz@c) 4(disz) nu geme2-iri-sag sag# geme2 kikken2-sze3
5'. dumu [nin]-e-i3-zu
6'. ki da-da dam-gar3-ta
7'. 1(asz@c) 4(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) nin-nig2-zu
8'. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dam-gar3
9'. ki ab-ba-kal-la dam-gar3 en-ta
10'. 1(asz@c) 8(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-kasz-SZIM
11'. dumu lugal-ha-ma-ti
12'. ki sza3-bi dam-gar3-ta
13'. ($ blank space $) 3(disz)
14'. giri3 ur-dun ma2-lah6-gal
15'. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ku3-zu
16'. dumu lu2-du6 ad-kup4
column 3
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1'. dumu# [...]
2'. ki lugal-i3-sa6 [...] KU
3'. 1(asz@c) 1(disz) gu4 3(ban2) 5(disz) sza3-da-nu-[szar2? ...] tug2
4'. dumu en-abzu engar {d}pa-bil2-sag
5'. ki ur-nig2 dumu a-kal-la lu2 en-na-ta
6'. 1(asz@c) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2-{d}a-zi-mu2-a
7'. dumu du10-ga erin2 gi-zi il2!-la2
8'. ki ab-ba lu2 lunga-ta
9'. ($ blank space $) 3(disz)
10'. giri3 i3-kal-la
11'. 1(asz@c) 4(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-ki-sal4-la
12'. dumu gu4-dab5 engar
13'. ki en-i-ti sukkal en#-na-ta#
column 4
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1'. giri3 [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) x [...] tug2 usz-bar
3'. sag KA#-[...] dam-[gar3-ta]
4'. ki a-[...]
5'. 1(asz@c) 3(disz) tug2 [...]
6'. dumu [...]
7'. ki [...]
8'. 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ki [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) [...]
3'. dumu [...]
4'. ki x-[...]
5'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
6'. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) tug2 3(ban2) [...]
7'. geme2 lu2-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. geme2 szesz sze-[...]
2. ki al-la x [...]
3. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) nu nin-mu-iri#-mu#
4. geme2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
6. ad-da-mu mu-kux(DU)
7. sag ba-ra-e11-de3
8. geme2 ur-{d}ig-alim ba-usz2
9. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) nin-{d}lamma
10. dumu masz
11. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
12. 1(asz@c) 8(disz) nu nin-hi-li
13. dumu nin-ku3-zu
14. ki gu2-u3-gu2-ta
15. 1(asz@c) 8(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) igi-[...]
16. geme2 ab-ba#-[...]
17. 1(asz@c) 7(disz) [...]
18. geme2 [...]
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column 3
1. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
2. giri3 ka5-a-mu kuruszda
3. 1(asz@c) 7(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) nam-geme2-{d}ba-ba6-i3-du10
4. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. ki ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-du8-ta
6. 1(asz@c) 7(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) nin-pa-e3
7. dumu a-si-lu2
8. geme2 ba-zi
9. ki ba-zi-ta
10. 1(asz@c) 6(disz) 3(ban2) tug2 5(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
11. geme2 ur-{d}ig-alim gudu4
12. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi-ta
13. giri3 ba-zi
14. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) {d}lamma-silim-mu
15. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) tug2 3(ban2) 5(disz) az-am3
16. geme2 u2-du-lu-me
  blank space
17. giri3 u2-du-lu
18. 1/2(asz@c) 5(disz) tug2 2(ban2) 5(disz) bi2-du11-ba-sa6#?
19. dumu ba-HAR aga3-us2#
20. ki ur-an-ta-sur-ra#-[ta]
21. 1(asz@c) 5(disz) nu nin-[...]
22. dumu ur-nigar#[{gar}]
23. ki lu2-{d}[...]
24. giri3 lu2-{d}[...]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2) usz-bar ba-ba elam x x?
2. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) usz-bar lum-ma-i3-du10
3. zah3-ta giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz) tug2
5. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 4(ban2)
6. szunigin 3(u) geme2 3(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
7. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 1/2(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
8. szunigin 2(disz) dumu
9. szunigin 4(disz) geme2
10. kikken2 IGI-ma
11. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 usz-bar 3(ban2)-ta
12. sze-bi 4(asz) 1(ban2) gur
13. ugula ur-{d}lamma
14. ba-zi i3-dab5 4(disz) tug2
  blank space
15. szunigin 3(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
16. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 3(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
17. szunigin# 8(disz) geme2 1/2(disz) 2(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
18. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
19. szunigin 6(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
20. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 nu tug2-ba
21. kikken2-me
22. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
23. usz#-bar-me
24. [sze]-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
25. [x] x
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 13, 348

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 2629
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-05-16 at 11:58:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:22:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:23:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-06 at 13:53:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:49:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 13, 348 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117120.
MVN 13, 348 artifact entry (No. P117120). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117120
MVN 13, 348 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117120 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117120},
}


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TI  - MVN 13, 348 artifact entry
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