MVN 17, 062 (P119682)

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 012296

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] la2 1(disz) sze
2'. [...]-ta
3'. [...] amar [...] x-ta
4'. [...] x igi-3(disz)-gal2 [...] la2 7(disz) sze
5'. [...] x szandana-ta
6'. [n 1(u) 1(barig)] 3(ban2)# ku6-sze6 2(asz)# gur-ta
7'. [...] 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 6(disz) sze
8'. [...] x-ta
9'. [...]-x-a-na
10'. [n ku6]-sze6 2(asz) gur-ta
11'. [...] gin2 sa10-sze3#
12'. [...]-{d}utu tur 1(disz) ud5
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. am4?-lal3 2(disz) sila3-ta
2'. 1(u) gin2 i3-du10-nun sila3-ta
  blank space
3'. ku3-bi 2/3(disz)
4'. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu
  blank space
5'. ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ga2-ga2-dam
6'. 5(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) 2(disz) gu2-ta
7'. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na gin2
8'. 7(disz) esir2 E2-A gur 1(barig)-ta
9'. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
10'. kiszib3 nam-mah szesz x x [...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. kiszib3 a-[...]
2'. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 [...]
3'. ku3-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2# [1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze]
  at 100 sila3 per gin2
4'. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
  blank space
5'. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
6'. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7'. ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur ba-a-gar
  blank space
8'. ugu2-a ba-gar
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) 2(asz) [gu2]-ta
2. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
3. 2(ban2)! 6(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A 1(barig)-ta
4. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 1(barig) esir2 E2-A 1(barig)-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
8. sza3 2(barig) esir2 E2-A
9. giri3 na-ba-sa6
10. e2-kiszib3-ba e2-kikken gibil ba-a-gar
11. 1(u) 7(disz) kusz szah2 1(gesz2)-ta
12. ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
13. kusz ki udu su-sze3
14. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(u) szah2 kiszib3 nu-ra#? [...]
16. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2 igi [n-gal2]
17. szah2 kasz-de2-a
18. giri3 ur-{d}nansze [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz)? sze?
  edition has gi
2. zi-ga
3. kiszib3 3(disz) 7(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 la2 1/2(disz) sze
  blank space
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 17, 62

    [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.

    zi-ga

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012296
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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
2019-01-20 at 08:12:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-01-20 at 08:11:23 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-07-06 at 08:14:06 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, 062 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119682.
MVN 17, 062 artifact entry (No. P119682). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119682 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119682 (Accessed: July 3, 2024).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-07-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P119682},
}


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