MVN 05, 233 (P114453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

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Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 114453

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 3(ban2)
2. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
4. 3(u) dug dida 2(ban2)
5. kas4 didli-me
6. 2(barig) kasz du lugal
7. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
8. 1(barig) kasz du bu-ga muszen-du3
9. 1(barig) 4(ban2) elam za-ul{ki}-me
10. giri3 i-zu-a sukkal
11. 1(barig) 4(ban2) elam an-sza-an-na-me
12. giri3 igi-a-a lu2 kas4
13. 2(barig) elam za-ul{ki}-me
14. giri3 i-din-{d}utu sukkal
15. 1(barig) 3(ban2) elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
16. giri3 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu lu2 kas4
17. 3(ban2) elam za-ul{ki}-me
18. giri3 i-szim-{d}szul-gi lu2 kas4
19. 3(ban2) elam si-u3{ki}-me
20. giri3 ka-sa6-sa6 lu2 kas4
21. 1(barig) 1(ban2) elam a2-NI-gi4{ki}-me
22. giri3 la-lum lu2 kas4
23. 3(ban2) elam za-ul{ki}-me
24. giri3 il-ma-zu lu2 kas4
25. 3(ban2) elam szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki}-me
26. giri3 a-bu-ni lu2 kas4
column 2
1. 3(ban2) elam si-u3{ki#}-[me]
2. giri3 szu-{d}en-ki lu2 kas4
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) elam ki-masz{ki}-me
4. giri3 {d}suen-ba-ni sukkal
5. 5(ban2) elam szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki}
6. giri3 zi-na-ni-tum sukkal
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7. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
8. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
9. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) gur
10. szunigin 3(u) dug dida 2(ban2)
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11. sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
12. iti GAN2-masz
13. 2(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) gur
15. 1(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
16. 2(u) 4(disz) dug dida 2(ban2)
17. kas4 didli-me
18. 2(barig) dingir-id-ni-ig mar-tu
19. 1(barig) bu-ga muszen-du3
20. 4(ban2) elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-me
21. giri3 im-ti-da lu2 kas4
22. 3(ban2) kasz
23. 2(disz) dug dida
24. elam si-u3{ki}-me
25. giri3 i-szim-{d}szul-gi lu2 kas4
26. 1(barig) elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
27. giri3 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
column 3
1. [giri3 {d}suen-ba]-ni sukkal
2. [... elam] sa-bu-um{ki}-me
3. giri3 bu3-ka-li2-a lu2 kas4
4. 2(barig) elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-me
5. giri3 i-di3-zu mar-tu
6. 4(ban2) elam ki-masz{ki}-me
7. giri3 szu-ku8-bu lu2 kas4
8. 1(barig) 4(ban2) elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-me
9. giri3 a-mur-{d}utu aga3-us2
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-me
11. giri3 a-mur-{d}utu sukkal
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12. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
13. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
14. szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) gur
15. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) dug dida 2(ban2)
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16. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
17. 4(ban2) kasz saga szar3
18. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
19. 1(disz) dug dida saga
20. 1(u) 8(disz) dug dida du
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21. kas4 didli-me
column 4
1. 1(barig) kasz du elam gi!-sza{ki}
2. giri3 szu-{d}dumu-zi
3. 2(barig) kasz elam ki-masz{ki}
4. giri3 szu-da-mar2 sukkal
5. 1(barig) kasz elam hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
6. giri3 szu-esz18-dar sukkal
7. 1(barig) kasz elam an-sza-an{ki}
8. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
9. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz elam szi-ma-asz-gi5
10. giri3 u3-zu-nu-ru-um lu2 kas4
11. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz elam sa-bu-um{ki}
12. giri3 bu3-ka-li2-a lu2 kas4
13. 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz elam du8-du8-hu-li2{ki}-me
14. giri3 a-bu-du10 lu2 kas4
15. 1(barig) kasz elam za-ul{ki}-me
16. giri3 szu-{d}ma-mi-tum lu2 kas4
17. 1(barig) kasz kaskal-sze3
18. dingir-ba-ni lu2 kas4
19. 2(barig) kasz dingir-id-ni-ig mar-tu
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20. szunigin 4(ban2) kasz saga
21. szunigin 4(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
22. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) dug dida 2(ban2)
23. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
24. sze-bi 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
25. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
26. 2(ban2) kasz saga
27. 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) dug dida saga
2. 3(u) dug dida du
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3. kas4 didli-me
4. 2(barig) kasz dingir-id-ni-ig mar-tu
5. 1(barig) kasz elam ki-masz{ki}
6. giri3 i-pa2-li2-is sukkal
7. 1(barig) kasz elam gi-sza{ki}-me
8. giri3 puzur4-szu sukkal
9. 2(barig) kasz elam ki-masz{ki}
10. giri3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal
11. 2(barig) kasz elam u2-li2-ma{ki}
12. giri3 i-di3-a lu2 kas4
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13. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz# saga
14. [szunigin x x] 5(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
15. szunigin [x] dug# dida 3(ban2)
16. szunigin 3(u) dug dida 2(ban2)
17. sze-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
18. iti szu-numun
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column 2
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column 3
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1. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
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column 4
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1. zi-[ga]
2. kas4 -ke4#-ne#
3. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
4. [x] x x [x] x x [...]
5. [x] x [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 5, 233

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 114453
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.01.00, --.--.02.00, --.--.03.00, --.--.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-20 at 10:19:19 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2022-04-20 at 10:18:16 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:20:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:15:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:11 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, 233 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114453.
MVN 05, 233 artifact entry (No. P114453). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114453
MVN 05, 233 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114453 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 05, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114453},
}


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PY  - 2001
ID  - P114453
LB  - CDLI:P114453
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TI  - MVN 05, 233 artifact entry
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