MVN 05, 249 (P114469)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 49.47.46

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
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. lu2-ma2-gan-na lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
4. 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. da-da sukkal sza3 gesz-kin-ti-da gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
10. ma2 gesz-sze3 gen-na
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
reverse
1. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. ar-szi-ah lu2 kas4
3. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szar3
4. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
5. 3(ban2) zi3-gu
6. dam ensi2 szuszin{ki}
7. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szu-i maszkim?
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. hu-nu-NE-a
11. dam ensi2 szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
12. zi-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
left
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 5, 249

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AAA 1, 49-80, pl . 31

    [Pinches1908AAA1/3] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. “The Cappadocian Tablets Belonging to the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.” Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology 1: 49-80 + plates XVII-XXXI.

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  • Museum No.: WML 49.47.46
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 18:39:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114469.
MVN 05, 249 artifact entry (No. P114469). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114469 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114469 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {MVN 05, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114469},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P114469
LB  - CDLI:P114469
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - MVN 05, 249 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114469.
MVN 05, 249 artifact entry (No. P114469). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114469 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114469 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {MVN 05, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114469},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P114469
LB  - CDLI:P114469
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - MVN 05, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114469
ER  - 
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