MVN 17, 135 (P119729)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012370Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. i-ti-ge26-a lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
7. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
8. puzur4-{d}szul?-gi lu2 {gesz}tukul
9. szuszin{ki#}-sze3 du-ni
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
4. nu-ur2-esz-dar lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
9. i3-li2-bi-la-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. iti munu4-gu7
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. i-ti-ge26-a lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
7. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
8. puzur4-{d}szul?-gi lu2 {gesz}tukul
9. szuszin{ki#}-sze3 du-ni
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
4. nu-ur2-esz-dar lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
9. i3-li2-bi-la-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. iti munu4-gu7
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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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 17, 135
[Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: BM 012370
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --00.00..--.05.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:41:02 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:45:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:23:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:25 | 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 (035352) (035352)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12370) (BM.12370)
- British Museum Collection (W_1894-1224-83) (W_1894-1224-83)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MVN 17, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119729.
MVN 17, 135 artifact entry (No. P119729). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119729 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119729 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
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