MVN 17, 061 (P119681)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012295

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(disz) udu niga
2. 2(u) 2(disz) udu u2
3. 5(disz) masz2
4. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
5. 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
6. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig gur
7. sze bala-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3? gur
8. 2(barig) zi3 sig15
9. ziz2 bala-bi 2(barig)
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 esza
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
12. 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
13. sze bala-bi 3(asz) 3(ban2)!? 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. 2(disz) kasz du gur
15. 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu gur
16. 6(asz) 3(ban2) dabin gur
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17. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz)# [sila3 gur] gu2
2. gu2 bala-[bi ...]
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...]
4. gu2 bala-bi# [...]
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
6. 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2? [...]
7. 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 x [...]
8. dabin sig15 bala-bi 6(disz) [...]
9. 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 x
10. sze-lu2 bala-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3#
11. 4(ban2)!? 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gazi kum?
12. gazi bala-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
13. 5(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi sze sza
14. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 szum2 gazx(KUM)
15. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil
16. 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) ku6 NI
17. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) {u2}|U.EN|
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) ku6-sze6 gur
19. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 mun
20. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 asal
21. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gur
22. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na igi-esir2
reverse
column 1
1. [... ma]-na im-babbar2
2. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa gi
3. 9(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
4. 3(u) 5(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul
5. 3(u) 7(disz) gesz {na4}sag11-gal-ub3
6. 2(u) gesz kisal-dim
7. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na KA
8. 3(asz) gu2 1(disz) ma-na bala
9. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) ha-lum
10. 1(szar2) 4(gesz2) 3(u) gur# [...] x
11. 1(disz) gesz x [...]
12. 3(u) 3(disz) [...]
13. 3(szar2) [...]
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14. 2(u) 6(disz) [...]
15. 4(u) 8(disz) 8(disz) [...]
16. 2(barig) [...]
17. 1(gesz2) 1(barig) [...]
18. 4(u) 3(disz) [...]
column 2
1. 4(u) 2(disz) dug x [...]
2. 1(u) dug [...]
3. 1(u) dug kisal?
4. 1(u) dug KU-bu3
5. 1(u) dug ma-an-birx(|SZIMxNIG2|)
6. 1(u) dug tu7
7. 1(u) dug da-bi2-tum
8. 1(u) dug sila3 banda3{da}
9. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) dug sila3 murux(|KID.SZU2.MA2|)?
10. zi-ga nigin?-ba
11. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
12. sa2-du11 sze!-ba giri3-se3-ga gu-ru-ru
13. sza3-gal gu4 niga udu niga
14. sza3-gal masz2 ansze u3 szah2? muszen
15. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga sza3 e2-gal
16. sza3 uri5?{ki}-ma
17. iti 1(disz)-kam
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18. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
19. iti sze-sag11-ku5
20. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 17, 61

    [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.

    bala-ensi

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
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
2014-12-10 at 10:59:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-18 at 10:25:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:10 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, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119681.
MVN 17, 061 artifact entry (No. P119681). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119681 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119681 (Accessed: July 3, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-07-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119681},
}


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