MVN 02, 005 (P113304)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 15903

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. [1(gesz2) 4(disz)] sa gi#
2. si#-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. 5(gesz2) sa gi
4. 1(gesz2) nigin2 {gesz}ma-nu
5. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-iri-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi
7. ki al-la dumu lugal-erin2-ta
8. 5(u) sa gi ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ma-an-szum2-ta
9. 5(gesz2) 8(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
10. ki ur-ki-siki ta
11. 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa gi
12. gi ku3-ta sa10-a
13. ki lugal-gu-la dam-gar3-ta
14. 6(gesz2) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu dala2
15. ki a-a-mu szabra-ta
16. sa2-du11 ku5-ra2
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17. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
18. [szunigin] 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)# [sa] gi
19. sag-nig2-gur11-[ra]-kam
20. [sza3]-bi-ta
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 6(asz)# gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
2. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa [gi]
3. zi-ga lugal
4. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa gi x x
5. {gi}muru12(KID.MA2.SZU2.A) 1(u) 2(disz) ma2 lugal
6. ib-ni-<e2>-a szabra szu ba-ti
7. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) sa gi
8. gi sa2-du11 gudu4-ne
9. mu nig2-ka9-[ak] bala kiszib3 ka-ka
10. ugu2 ARAD2-mu-ka i3-ib2-gal2-la-sze3
11. zi-ga
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12. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 6(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
13. szunigin 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sa gi
14. zi-ga
15. diri 3(u) 8(asz) 2/3(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu gu-nigin2 2(u) sa gi-ta
16. gi-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) sa gi
17. diri la2-ia3 gu7-a
18. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 1/3(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
19. nig2-ka9-ak gi {gesz}ma-nu
20. ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-pirig-sze3
21. [sza3] uri5{ki#}
22. [iti sze]-sag11#-ku5-ta
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23. iti sze-il2-la-[sze3]
24. sza3# bala 1(disz)-am3
25. mu# ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 5

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 15903
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.11.00, Šulgi.45.12.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.45.11.00 to Šulgi.45.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-08 at 09:02:07 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:37:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:43:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 005 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113304.
MVN 02, 005 artifact entry (No. P113304). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113304
MVN 02, 005 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113304 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113304},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113304
LB  - CDLI:P113304
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - MVN 02, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113304
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 005 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113304.
MVN 02, 005 artifact entry (No. P113304). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113304
MVN 02, 005 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113304 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113304},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113304
LB  - CDLI:P113304
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - MVN 02, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113304
ER  -
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