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MVN 22, 179 (P206178)

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 013923

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

65.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ta#
2'. [...] ur-sa6-sa6
3'. [...]-dun [...] x
4'. [...]
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [... {d}]nin-gesz-[zi-da]
2'. uri5{ki}-ta
3'. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-a2-dam
4'. 1(asz@c) 2(disz) nin9 szesz-da a-ru-a {d}nansze
5'. ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6'. uri5{ki}-ta
7'. giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
8'. 1(asz@c) 2(disz) nin-a-na
9'. dumu nig2-u2-rum engar
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
1 line blank
2'. 1(u) [...] 5(disz) gurusz# [...] 2(disz) gurusz [...]
3'. iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba#-[zal]
4'. ki lu2-{d}nin-[gir2-su] dumu ba-zi-ta
5'. ugula {d}lamma-di-de3
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
double ruling
1. [n] 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sila3-ta# [x] gurusz# 1(disz)# [...]
rest broken

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 90.0 wide × 28.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 179

[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013923
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0023

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:28:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:36:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

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“MVN 22, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178.

MVN 22, 179 artifact entry (No. P206178). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178},
}

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“MVN 22, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178.

MVN 22, 179 artifact entry (No. P206178). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206178},
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