MVN 09, 126 (P115769)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

EAH 00137

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki gin
2. nig2-sa10-am3 gu4-sze3
3. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
4. ab-ba-mu
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma#-[na] siki [gin]
  blank space
2. nig2-sa10-am3 gu4-sze3
3. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2#-[su]-ta#
reverse
1. kiszib3 ab-ba-[mu]
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu#-[zi]
3. [mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
  illegible

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 9, 126

    [Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: EAH 00137
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-06-30 at 13:34:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:41:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115769.
MVN 09, 126 artifact entry (No. P115769). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115769 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115769 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115769},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115769
LB  - CDLI:P115769
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MVN 09, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115769
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115769.
MVN 09, 126 artifact entry (No. P115769). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115769 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115769 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115769},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115769
LB  - CDLI:P115769
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MVN 09, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115769
ER  - 
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