MVN 13, 735 (P117508)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2007

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... kasz saga] gur
2'. [x dug dida] saga
3'. [... kasz] du gur
4'. [x sila3 i3]-gesz# du10-ga
5'. [...] dabin#
6'. [x ku6] sag-kur2
7'. [x] muszen tur-tur
8'. x i3-nun
9'. x zu2-lum
10'. 2(disz) dusu {gesz}ildag4 1(ban2)-ta
11'. 2(disz) dusu {gesz}pesz3 1(ban2)-ta
12'. 2(disz) dusu {gesz}haszhur 1(ban2)-ta
13'. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
14'. sza3 ki-tusz-da-sal4-la{ki}
15'. giri3 ka5-a-mu kuruszda
16'. e2 nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-a
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [x gur]
2'. 7(disz) dug dida du#
3'. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
4'. 3(disz) udu niga
5'. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6'. sa2-du11 ku5-ra2 ki-tusz-da-sal4-la{ki}-a
7'. gir2-su{ki}-a szu ti-a
8'. giri3 nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
9'. 1(barig) kasz saga
10'. 6(disz) dug dida saga
11'. 1(asz) 1(barig) kasz du gur
12'. 8(disz) dug dida du
13'. 1(ban2) ninda zi3 sig15
14'. 2(ban2) ninda zi3-gu saga
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda zi3-gu#
2. 1(ban2) ninda mar
3. 1(asz) 5(ban2) ninda saga gur
4. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
5. 4(barig) dabin
6. 3(disz) udu niga
7. 2(disz) ad7 udu kuruszda
8. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
9. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
10. 1(u) ku6 sag-kur2
11. 3(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2
12. 1(ban2) ku6 al-u2-sa
13. 5(disz) sila3 ku6 masz TUL2
14. 1(ban2) mun
15. [x] sa gi
16. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. 4(ban2) kasz du
3. 1(barig) ninda saga
4. 1(disz) udu niga
5. dumu-lugal dam hu-li2-bar
6. 1(barig) kasz du
7. 1(barig) ninda du
8. elam giri3 hu-li2-bar-a gen-na
9. [x] dug dida du
10. [...] dabin
11. [...] x [...] mun?
12. [...] x
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 13, 735

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 225 (rev. i 10-14)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 2007
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-19 at 16:45:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:47:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:27 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 13, 735 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117508.
MVN 13, 735 artifact entry (No. P117508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117508
MVN 13, 735 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117508 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 735 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117508
LB  - CDLI:P117508
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - MVN 13, 735 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117508
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 735 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117508.
MVN 13, 735 artifact entry (No. P117508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117508
MVN 13, 735 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117508 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 735 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117508
LB  - CDLI:P117508
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - MVN 13, 735 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117508
ER  -
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