MVN 06, 068 (P114551)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07068

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gin2-ta
 en: 11 male laborers, 1 shekel (per month) each,
 de: 11 Arbeiter zu je 1 Sekel,
2. iti GAN2-masz-ta
 en: from month: “GANmaš”
 de: vom Monat „GANmaš“
3. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2-sze3
 en: to month “Oxen-...,”
 de: bis Monat „Ochsen-...“
4. a2-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 2(disz) gin2 ku3
 en: its labor: 1/3 (mana) 2 shekels silver;
 de: die Arbeitsleistung: 1/3 (mana) 2 Sekel Silber;
  calculation: 11 × 1 × 2 = 22
5. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz)-ta
 en: 11 male laborers, 2/3 shekel (per month) each,
 de: 11 Arbeiter zu je 2/3 (Sekel),
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-ta
 en: from month "Festival of Lisi"
 de: vom Monat „Fest des Lisi“
7. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
 en: to month "Festival of Baba,"
 de: bis Monat „Fest der Baba“
8. iti 6(disz)-kam
 en: (a period) of 6 months,
 de: (eine Frist) von 6 Monaten,
9. a2-bi 2/3(disz){sza} 4(disz) gin2
 en: its labor: 2/3 (mana) 4 shekels;
 de: die Arbeitsleistung: 2/3 (mana) 4 Sekel;
  calculation: 11 × 2/3 × 6 = 44
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: total: 1 mana 6 shekels silver
 de: Zusammen: 1 mana 6 Sekel Silber
  calculation: 22 = 44 = 66
11. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
 en: are the debits;
 de: ist das Soll;
12. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
 de: davon:
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ur-{d}en-ki
 en: 13 shekels, Ur-Enki;
 de: 13 Sekel (an) Ur-Enki;
2. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ba-zi
 en: 12 shekels, Bazi;
 de: 12 Sekel (an) Bazi;
3. 7(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2
 en: 7 1/5 shekels,
 de: 7 1/5 Sekel
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
 en: Lu-Baba;
 de: (an) Lu-Baba;
5. 1(u) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
 en: 10 shekels less 15 grains silver,
 de: 10 Sekel minus 15 Gran Silber,
6. giri3 ur-ti-ra-asz2
 en: via Ur-Tiraš;
 de: zuständig: Ur-Tiraš;
  blank space
7. 2(disz) gin2 ku3 a2-gul ku3-babbar
 en: 2 shekels silver, agul silver,
 de: 2 Sekel „agul“-Silber,
8. e2-ki sanga {d}nin-mar<{ki}>
 en: Eki, temple household manager of Ninmar;
 de: dem Haushalt des Ninmar-Verwalters;
9. 5(disz) gin2 in-na-du8
 en: 5 shekels, released;
 de: 5 Sekel „hat ihm ‚gelöst‘“;
10. szunigin 2/3(disz){sza} 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
 en: total: 2/3 (mana) 2 1/4 shekels silver,
 de: Zusammen: 2/3 (mana) 2 1/4 Sekel Silber
  calculation: 13 + 12 + 7 36/180 + 9 165/180 + 2 + 5 = 49 21/180 (?); - 7 = 42 21/180 (text: 42 45/180)
11. mu-kux(DU)
 en: deliveries;
 de: geliefert;
12. la2-ia3 1/3(disz){sza} 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
 en: the deficit: 1/3 (mana) 2 less 1/4 shekels,
 de: Fehlbetrag: 1/3 (mana) 2 Sekel minus 1/4 (Sekel)
  calculation: 66 - 42 45/180 = 23 135/180 (?) (text: 21 135/180)
13. nig2-ka9-ak ab-ba-mu
 en: account of Abbamu,
 de: Abrechnung des Abbamu
14. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
 en: year after: “The wall of the land was erected.”
 de: Jahr nach: „Landesmauer gebaut“.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.38.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.38.08.00 (us2 year)

Record

20120213 englund: 1 or 2/3 shekels silver per work month

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114551

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 07068
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020234

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 68

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 7068

    [Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 133

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

  • citation: Maekawa Kazuya, OSJ 10, 66

    [sec13182] N.d.

  • citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 118 n. 11

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:39 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114551.
MVN 06, 068 artifact entry (No. P114551). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114551 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 06, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114551 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114551.
MVN 06, 068 artifact entry (No. P114551). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114551 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 06, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114551 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114551},
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