MVN 11, 025 (P116039)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
SM 1909.05.023Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--seed grain from a field)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 26.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur [lugal]
2. i3-dub a-sza3 mah-ta
3. sze-numun a-sza3 hu-rim3-sze3
blank space
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
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seal impression
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
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
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Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 37.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: obv. top right broken off; rev. lower right chipped, flaking.
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--seed grain from a field)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 11, 25
[Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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history: MCS 6, 106 10 HSM 6187
[Fish1956MCS6] Fish, Thomas. 1956. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 6.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: SM 1909.05.023
- Accession No.: 06187
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.07.00 (us2-us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:19:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:49 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024154) (024154)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 005428 (composite) (P458138) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2001MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 11, 025 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116039},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116039},
}
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