MVN 17, 059 (P119679)

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 012293

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(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7 gudu4
2. e2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
3. 1(disz) sila3 ninda gudu4
4. e2 an-na
5. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
6. gudu4
7. e2 {d}nin-ku3-nun
8. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
  erasure
9. sza3 uru11{ki}
10. 6(disz) sila3 ninda
11. gudu4 bala-me
  blank space
12. e2 ba-gara2
13. sza3 lagasz{ki}
14. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
15. gu3-de2-a
16. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
17. alan gu3-de2-a
18. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
19. {d}esz3-du10-nun
20. hu-hu i3-du8
  1 line erased
21. 1(disz) sila3 ninda gudu4#
22. e2 {d}[...]
23. 1(disz) sila3# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
2. gudu4
3. e2-duru5 KA-su-IGI
4. 2(disz) sila3 kikken
5. 2(disz) sila3 u2#-IL2
6. e2 e2# {d}nin-kar2
7. 2(disz) sila3 kikken
8. 2(disz) sila3 u2-IL2
9. e2 ur-{d}nansze
10. 1(disz) sila3 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM)#?
11. gu3-de2-a
12. 1(disz) sila3 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM)
13. x x sukkal
14. 1(disz) [...]
15. x [...]
16. x [...]
17. x [...] nag 1(disz)
18. sza3 [...]{ki}
19. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
20. gudu4# x-me
21. e2 [...] x-la
22. [...] gudu4
  rest broken
column 3
1. nig2-gal2-la
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7 lu2-mah
3. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 kasz sikil
4. e2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
5. 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7 sikil
6. lu2-mah
  blank space
7. e2 {d}nin-ka#-[...]
8. 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-mah
9. e2 {d}nam2-sag-ub3{ki}
10. 8(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 tu7
11. sza3 uru11{ki}
12. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
13. iszib {d}nam2-gir2-su{ki}
14. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
15. nin-dingir {d}ba-ba6
16. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
17. lu2-mah {d}ba-ba6
18. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
19. en {d}nansze
20. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7 sikil
21. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ganun#
2'. [...] x-HI
3'. [...] ki-a-nag gu3-de2-a
4'. u3 nin-dingir gu3-de2-a
5'. e2 ba-gara2-ta
6'. nin-dingir {d}ga2-tum3-du10 i3-dab5
  blank space
7'. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
8'. sza3 lagasz{ki}
9'. 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
10'. e2 {d}nansze
11'. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
12'. {d}LAGAB-la-bi-nu-te
13'. en i3-dab5
14'. 4(disz) sila3 4(disz) sila3 tu7
15'. en-gi
16'. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 tu7 ensi#
18'. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) sila3 tu7
19'. {me}immax(|KA.UD|)
20'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) 1(u) gin2 ninda 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 tu7
21'. 1/3(disz) sila3 ku6 sag bad3
22'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
23'. szu-da-gi
24'. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 tu7
25'. bi2-ib2-du11-ga#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 4(disz) sila3# [...]
2'. gudu4# [...]
3'. 1(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
4'. kesz2 x [...]
5'. 3(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
6'. e2 {d}nansze
7'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda [x sila3] tu7# sa12-du5
8'. nin-dingir
9'. 1(disz) sila3 ninda sanga
10'. e2 {d}hendur#-sag
11'. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [ninda] {d}nansze
12'. e2 {d}en-lil2#
13'. 3(disz) sila3 ninda en#-gi
14'. e2 {d}nin-[x]-a-bi
15'. 6(disz) sila3 {d}[...]-kar2
16'. en {d}nansze
17'. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] en
18'. e2 {d}gu#?-la
19'. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 en
20'. e2 sza3-ge-pa3#-da lagasz{ki}
21'. la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2(u) 2(disz)# 2(disz) sila3 tu7
22'. 1/3(disz) ha-si-uruda-la-isz
23'. en {d}nansze
24'. ur-{d}nansze
25'. 3(disz) sila3 kasz? en#
26'. {d}sag-[x]-x
27'. 3(disz) sila3 [...]-x
28'. ur-{d}[...]
29'. 2(disz) sila3 [...]-x
30'. [...] x
31'. [...] ensi2
32'. ki-a-nag
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) sila3# [...]
2'. 1(disz) muszen [...]
3'. nin-dingir#? [...]
4'. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
5'. sza3 ki-es3-sa2
6'. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 6(disz) sila3 tu7
7'. 1/3(disz) sila3 mu-du2
8'. 1(disz) sila3 i3 de2-a
9'. 4(disz) ku6 ma UD HU?
10'. en i3-dab5
11'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) sila3 tu7
12'. 1(disz) sila3 i3 de2-a
13'. 3(disz) sila3 ku6 ma UD HU?
14'. 1(disz) sila3 mu-du
15'. me3?-za-bu
17'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 tu7
18'. 2(disz) ku6 du5
19'. sanga i3-dab5
20'. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
21'. szunigin 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda
22'. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila3 tu7
23'. bala-dam
24'. szunigin 2(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(u) gin2 ninda
25'. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 i3 de2-a
26'. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 mu-du2
27'. szunigin 2/3(disz) muszen
28'. szunigin 1(disz) ku6 sag bad3
29'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sila3 tu7
30'. szuku bar-e-saga-da
31'. u3 lu2 mar-[sa? ...]
32'. sza3 nigin6{ki}
33'. sza3 ki-es3-sa2
34'. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
35'. sza3 uru11{ki}

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 17, 59

    [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.

  • history: Cited Waetzoldt, NABU 1998:60 to Nanshe temple and dream interpretation, s. BM 19978

    [sec14943] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012293
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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 12:22:24 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 17, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119679.
MVN 17, 059 artifact entry (No. P119679). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119679 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119679 (Accessed: July 3, 2024).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-07-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119679},
}


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