MVN 06, 300 (P114743)

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 07309

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
column 1
1. 4(bur3) GAN2
2. ki sanga {d}dumu-zi
3. 6(gesz2) la2 3(bur3) GAN2
4. a-sza3 ugnim-{d}nansze
5. 2(szar2) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-i7-da-gu-la
6. 3(szar2) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
7. a-sza3 gi-lugal
8. aga3-us2 lugal-me
9. ugula szesz-kal-la
10. 4(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 GIN2-masz-lu
11. lu2 bu3-me
12. 3(szar2) GAN2
13. a-sza3 gi-lugal
14. szabra {d}nanna
15. 2(bur3) <GAN2> a-sza3 du6-edin
16. lu2-gi-di-da
17. 1(bur3) <GAN2> bu3-ka-ka
column 2
1. a-sza3 ambar-es3-sa2-{d}dumu-zi
2. 2(bur3) <GAN2> lu2-{d}li9-si4
3. a-sza3 ambar-tur
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ma2-lah5 1(bur3) <GAN2>-ta
5. 8(disz) ug3-IL2 1(barig)-ta
6. a-sza3 ambar-es3-sa2-{d}nin-dar-a
7. ugula ba-zi-ge
8. 1(u) a-sza3 gu2-banda3{da}
9. sukkal-mah
10. 6(asz) a-sza3 KA-TUL2
11. ur-{d}dumu-zi di-ku5
12. 1(barig) a-sza3 durux(U3)-en-gi
13. hu-ru
14. 2(u)#? dumu-munus lugal dam lu2-du10-ga
15. 6(asz) zabar
16. a-sza3 igi e2-duru5 elam-e-ne
17. 2(asz) 4(ban2)# [a]-sza3 ambar-es3-sa2-x-x-da-ni
18. 1(u) 6(asz) a-sza3 [...]-da-gu-la
19. lu2-du10-ga szusz3
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz) a-sza3 gu2-banda3{da}
2. nir-i3-da-gal2 szagina
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz) lu2-{d}inanna
2. lu2 ki-nu-nir{ki#}-me
  n lines broken
3'. igi [...]
4'. x [...]
left
1. 1(asz) a-sza3 da-da lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114743

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 07309
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020465

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 300

    [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, 7309

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:38:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 300 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114743.
MVN 06, 300 artifact entry (No. P114743). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114743
MVN 06, 300 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114743 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	title = {MVN 06, 300 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114743},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 300 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114743.
MVN 06, 300 artifact entry (No. P114743). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114743
MVN 06, 300 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114743 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114743
LB  - CDLI:P114743
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - MVN 06, 300 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114743
ER  - 
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