MVN 02, 191 (P113490)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 15996

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. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze szuku-ra engar
3. 2(u) 8(asz) gur
4. dah-u3 engar-gu4 bur2-da
5. 8(asz) sze szuku-ra engar sza3 la2-ia3-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur
7. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
8. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur
9. sze szuku-ra engar
10. 8(asz) gur
11. dah-u3 engar-gu4 bur2
12. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gur
13. e2# szabra
14. 9(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gur
15. sze szuku-ra engar
16. 1(u) 2(asz) dah-u3 gu4 bur2
17. 1(gesz'u) 4(asz)# [gur]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz) [...]
  blank space
2. e2 szabra#
3. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz)! gur
4. sze szuku-ra engar
5. 1(u) 7(asz) gur dah-u3
6. engar-gu4 bur2
7. 1(u) 1(asz) gur nig2-sa10-am3 kasz
8. 7(gesz2) 1(u)
9. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
10. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) gur sze szuku engar
11. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) gur
12. e2 {d}inanna
13. 3(gesz2) 3(u) gur
14. sze szuku-ra engar
15. 1(u) 8(asz) gur nig2-sa10-am3# [(x)]
16. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz)
17. e2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 3(gesz2) gur# dah#-[u3] engar-gu4 bur2
2'. 6(gesz2) 4(asz) gur
3'. e2 {d}dumu-zi
4'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gur
5'. sze szuku-ra engar
6'. 3(asz) gur dah-u3 engar-gu4 bur2
7'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) gur
8'. e2 {d}ig-alim
9'. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gur
10'. sze szuku-ra engar
11'. 2(u) 7(asz) gur dah-u3 engar-gu4 bur2-da
12'. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gur
13'. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
14'. 2(u) 4(asz) gur sze szuku-ra engar#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 4(gesz2) 4(asz)# [gur sze szuku-ra engar]
2'. 5(asz) gur dah#-[u3 engar]-gu4 [bur2]
3'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur#
4'. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
5'. e2 {d}szul-gi
6'. 6(gesz2) 4(asz) gur sze szuku-ra engar
7'. 6(asz) gur dah-u3 engar-gu4 bur2-da
8'. 6(gesz2) 1(u) gur
9'. e2 nam-ha-ni
  blank space
10'. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
  blank space
11'. sze szuku-ra engar
12'. szabra sanga-ne
  blank space
13'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: MVN 2, 191

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 15996
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 191 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113490.
MVN 02, 191 artifact entry (No. P113490). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113490
MVN 02, 191 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113490 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113490},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113490
LB  - CDLI:P113490
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MVN 02, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113490
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 191 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113490.
MVN 02, 191 artifact entry (No. P113490). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113490
MVN 02, 191 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113490 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113490},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113490
LB  - CDLI:P113490
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MVN 02, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113490
ER  -
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