MVN 17, 054 (P119674)

Administrative tablet 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 012288

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
1. 1(barig) ur-{d}szu-{d}suen#
2. 3(ban2) nin-du11-ga-ni
3. 1(ban2)# lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
4. 3(ban2) nin-u2-szim-e
5. usz2 nin-ezem dumu-ni
6. szu nu ugula nin-geszkim-zi
7. 1(barig) ga2-a-mu10-dim2-e2
8. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}utu
9. szu nu ugula a-tu
10. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2 eb
11. 3(ban2) nin-mu-sig7-mu
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ku3-zu
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nam-eb2-gu-ul
14. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
15. dumu-ni
16. nu ugula geme2 usz-bar
17. 3(ban2) geme2-szu-nin
18. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
19. nu munus-sa6
20. [...] 3(disz) lu5-zi
21. 2(ban2) geme2-{gesz}dar!?-du3
22. 2(ban2) im-ma-si dumu-ni
23. 2(ban2) nin-ku3-zu
24. [...] nin#-mu-na
25. [...]-ni-{d}ba-ba6
26. [...] lu2#-zi
27. [...]-mu#
28. [...] x
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column 2
1. 1(ban2) gissu-{d}ba-ba6-i3-du10
2. dumu-ni-me
3. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
4. 2(ban2) geme2-kal-la
5. 1(ban2) nin-ab2-zi
6. dumu-ni-me
7. 3(ban2) geme2-sze-il2-la
8. 2(ban2) {d}lamma-e-ba-an-zi
9. dumu x-ra?-a
10. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-munu4-ku3-ga
11. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}suen
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}lamma-e-ba-zi
13. 1/2(disz) sa2-du11 i3-du10 mu lu2 5(disz)
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 3(ban2) nin-e-i3-zu
16. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-ezem dumu-ni
17. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) nin-ki-du3
18. ugula nin-e-i3-zu
19. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ka-ge-la-ba-szum2!-e
20. 3(ban2) nin-sa-gi
21. 1(ban2) {d}lamma-e-ba-zi dumu-ni
22. szunigin gurusz ad-kup4 1(barig)
23. szunigin gurusz zi3-IL2 1(barig)
24. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
25. szunigin 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)? 3(ban2)
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26. szunigin 4(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
27. szunigin 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
28. szunigin 8(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
29. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
30. [...]-AN
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column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2) geme2#-{d}szul#-pa#-e3#
2'. szu 2(ban2) a-ga-lu2
3'. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a
4'. 1(ban2) 3(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
5'. 2(ban2) lugal-GAN2-zi
6'. dumu-ni-me
7'. 3(ban2) nin-si-gar
8'. 2(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
9'. 2(ban2) ur-tum-ma-al
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nam-eb2-gu-ul
11'. 1(ban2) a-tu
12'. dumu-ni-me
13'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-uszur2-bar-ra
14'. dumu igi-mu-i3-szi-gal2
15'. 3(ban2) e2-ta-mu-zu
16'. 1(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka dumu-ni
17'. 3(ban2) nin-du10-a-ni
18'. 1(ban2) 3(disz) a-tu
19'. szu 2(ban2) masz-tur
20'. 3(ban2) geme2 usz-bar-ra
21'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-sa-du8
22'. 1(ban2) en-ga-ga
23'. dumu geme2 usz-bar-me
24'. 3(ban2) nin-mu-ku3-mu
25'. dumu masz-tur-me
26'. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
27'. 3(ban2) sza3-a-ba-mu-da-zu
28'. 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# ur-{d}ba-ba6
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. dumu-ni-me
2'. 3(ban2) du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
3'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ku3-zu
4'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) lugal-uszur4
5'. dumu-ni-me
6'. 3(ban2) nin-mu-sig7-mu
7'. 3(ban2) nin-nu-kar2-kar2
8'. 2(ban2) geme2-munu4-ku3-ga
9'. 1(ban2) nin-mu-sig7-mu
10'. usz2 geme2-{d}ig-alim
11'. dumu-ni-me
12'. 3(ban2) geme2-dumu-ni-sze3
13'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
14'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-bappir
15'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) e2-ta-mu-zu
16'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
17'. 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
18'. 3(ban2) ki-ur2-i3-du10
19'. 2(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
20'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sipa-iri-ne2-ki-ag2
21'. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-banda3{da}
22'. dumu-ni-me
23'. 3(ban2) geme2 usz-bar
24'. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}sza-u18-sza
25'. libir-am3
26'. 1(barig) ur-{d}szu-{d}[suen ...]-szu-ga-[...]
27'. 1(ban2) ur-{d}[...]
28'. bur2 x [...]
column 5
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1'. szu 5(disz) [...]
2'. szu 5(disz) [...]
3'. szu 5(disz) [...]
4'. szu 5(disz) x [...]
5'. szunigin 3(disz) geme2 szu#? [...]
6'. sze-bi 3(asz) zi3
7'. gub-ba-am3
8'. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-nig2
9'. 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
11'. 1/2(disz) nin-lu2-i3-zu
12'. dumu la-ba-an-SIG7
13'. 3(ban2) me-ni-szu-na
14'. dumu ku-ku
15'. ugula ki-lu5-la
16'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ezem
17'. 1(ban2) nin-he2-gal2
18'. dumu-ni-me
19'. nu 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma dumu geme2-ki-sal4-la
20'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) a2-ta-szu-ta dumu-munus:ni
21'. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}nansze dumu me-du10-ga
22'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) igi-ni-da-x
23'. 3(ban2) geme2-bara2-si-ga#
24'. 1/2(disz) x-x
25'. 1/2(disz) igi-[...]
26'. dumu#? [...]
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reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2) [...]
2'. 1/2(disz) a-ba-[...]
3'. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}x-[...]
4'. dumu-ni-me
5'. 3(ban2) nin-ra-mu-[gi4]
6'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ku3-zu dumu-ni
7'. 3(ban2) nin-igi-tab
8'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) a-ba-{d}dumu-zi-gin7
9'. 3(ban2) nin-gal-ama
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) a-ra-ab-iri-na
11'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-zi
12'. 1/2(disz) geme2-ki-[x]-x
13'. dumu-ni-me
14'. 3(ban2) ama-mu
15'. szu 2(ban2) geme2-sze-il2-la
16'. 3(ban2) me-ni-szu-na
17'. 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu-ni
18'. 3(ban2) en3-mu-he2-tar-re
19'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}utu-bar
20'. 1/2(disz) ki-ur2-i3-du10
21'. dumu-ni-me
22'. 3(ban2) pirig-am3
23'. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz siki-IL2 1(barig)
24'. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
25'. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
26'. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
27'. szunigin# [x] dumu# 1(disz) 5(disz) sila3-ta
28'. szunigin 8(disz)# dumu 1(ban2)-ta
29'. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 1(ban2)# [...]
30'. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
31'. szunigin 1(disz) x geme2 2(ban2)? [...]
32'. x [...] x-x geme2? [...]
column 2
1. dumu nin-ma2-[...]
2. 3(ban2) nin-zi-[...]
3. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}x-[...]
4. 4(ban2) lugal-[...]
5. 3(ban2) nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-uz-u3
7. 1/2(disz) nin-mu-mu-bur2-e
8. 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}nansze egir
9. dumu-ni-me
10. nu 3(ban2) nin-ki-ur5-sa6 iti munu4-gu7
11. nu 2(ban2) esz3-ta-sa6-ga iti munu4-gu7
12. nu 1(ban2) 5(disz) engur-e-ki-tul2-ka iti munu4-gu7
13. nu 1(ban2) bad3-iri-na iti munu4-gu7
14. dumu-ni-me
15. geme2-bad3-lugal
16. ki-ur2-i3-du10 dumu-ni
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17. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
18. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
19. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
20. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
21. szunigin 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
22. sze-bi 4(u) 1(disz) gur-ta
23. gub-ba-am3
24. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
25. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
26. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
27. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
28. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
29. nu-x-x-ba
30. 2(ban2) hu-wa-wa
31. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
32. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
33. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
34. 1(ban2) 5(disz) iri{ki}-du10
35. 1/2(disz) nin-mu-mu-bur2-e
36. dumu-ni-me
37. [...] x x nin#-bi
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column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-sa6#
2'. [...] x
3'. [x] 3(ban2) ib#-ni-i3-du10
4'. 1(ban2) nin-ezem
5'. dumu sza3-da-nu-szar2 nu
6'. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a
7'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) ug3-IL2
8'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-mu-ba-an-zi-ge
9'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ki-ur2-i3-du10
10'. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11'. dumu-ni-me
12'. nu 3(ban2) geme2-{d}gibil?
13'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-bur-sag
14'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) siki-da-ki-ag2
15'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-e2-gibil
16'. dumu e2-ta-mu-zu
17'. 3(ban2) nin-inim-gi-na
18'. 2(ban2) nin-ma2-gur8-re
19'. dumu geme2-e#?-sag-me
20'. 3(ban2) du11-ge
21'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
22'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-sag-e
23'. 1/2(disz) bad3-iri-na
24'. dumu-ni-me
25'. x 3(ban2) nin-ezem
26'. x 1/2(disz) 5(disz) iri-ni-ba-ag2 dumu-ni
27'. 3(ban2) mu-da-gal2
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column 4
  beginning broken
1. szunigin 8(disz)# geme2 [4(ban2)-ta]
2. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)
3. szunigin 3(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. szunigin 6(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta DISZ
6. sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. gub-ba-am3
8. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2) nin dab5-ba-a
9. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2) zah3
10. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 DISZ
11. sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-am3#
12. geme2 nu-dab5-ba
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13. ugula lugal-inim-gi-na
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14. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz ad-kup4 1(barig)
15. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz siki-IL2 1(barig)
16. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
17. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
18. szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
19. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
20. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
21. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
22. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
23. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
24. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
25. gub-ba-am3
26. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
27. szunigin geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)
28. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
29. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3#
30. szunigin 1(disz) dumu [...]
31. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 szu-[gi4 ...]
32. sze-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)# [sila3 ...]
33. nu-dab5
34. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 [...]
column 5
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  blank space
1. gurum2 ak
2. geme2 kikken
3. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu u18-da-a
  blank space
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 17, 54

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012288
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.05.00, Šulgi.48.12.00
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2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-27 at 13:55:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-11-13 at 18:15:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2020-05-02 at 04:39:58 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-08-27 at 16:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-02-14 at 19:43:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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“MVN 17, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119674.
MVN 17, 054 artifact entry (No. P119674). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119674 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119674 (Accessed: July 3, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119674},
}


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