MVN 12, 499 (P116761)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 017819

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
2. sza3-gal engar erin2 sza3-gu4
3. i3-dub a-sza3 a-si-ta
4. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
5. lugal-geszkim-zi gir2-su
reverse
1. szu ba-ti <<x?>>
2. e2 babbar2-me
  1 line blank
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
2. sze nu-dab5
3. erin2 e2# babbar2#-me
4. x-x{ki#}
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
reverse
1. [kiszib3 lugal]-geszkim#-zi
2. [dub]-sar erin2-na
  blank space
3. iti# mu-szu-du7
4. mu# e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. [lugal]-geszkim-zi
2. [dub]-sar
3. [...]

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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
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  • primary: MVN 12, 499

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017819
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.09.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2022-08-06 at 16:56:56 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-07-26 at 13:12:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2014-12-21 at 12:57:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003472 (composite) (P456182) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 499 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116761.
MVN 12, 499 artifact entry (No. P116761). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116761 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 499 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116761 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116761
LB  - CDLI:P116761
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - MVN 12, 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116761
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 499 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116761.
MVN 12, 499 artifact entry (No. P116761). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116761 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 499 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116761 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116761
LB  - CDLI:P116761
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - MVN 12, 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116761
ER  -
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