MVN 15, 187 (P118467)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Rations of beer, bread, and lambs received.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) kasz du
2. 3(barig) nig2-du8-a
3. 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. 2(disz) udu
5. a-hu-um-me-lum ensi2 sa-bu-um-ma{ki}
6. szu# ba-ti
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
4. da-an-num2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
5. giri3 da-an-num2
6. zi-ga di-ku5
7. iti amar-a-a-si
8. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-a-du8

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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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 21.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 15, 187

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Receipt of beer and bread by Ahvum-ilum, énsi of Sabum and the expenditure, by a judge, of beer, bread and oil for Dannum, the armorer.

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  • Museum No.: KM 89006
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.10.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-08-24 at 12:11:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118467.
MVN 15, 187 artifact entry (No. P118467). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118467
MVN 15, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118467 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P118467},
}


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