MVN 06, 514 (P114895)

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 07543

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. 4(gesz2) 8(disz) ku6 gab2-IL2
 en: 248 gabIL fish baskets;
2. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 muszen
 en: 13 workdays, male laborers, barge of the birds;
3. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zi-ga didli
 en: 22 workdays, male laborers, various “booked-outs”;
4. mu 1(disz)-kam
 en: 1st year;
5. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) la2 1/2(disz) ku6 gab2-IL2
 en: 610 less 1/2 gabIL fish baskets;
6. 3(gesz'u) {ku6}agargara saga
 en: 1800 nun-fish, good quality;
7. 2(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 muszen
 en: 170 less 1 workdays, male laborers, barge of the birds;
8. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zi-ga didli
 en: 126 workdays, male laborers, various “booked-outs”;
9. mu 2(disz)-kam
 en: 2nd year;
10. ku6 diri nu-dab5
 en: surplus fish not taken;
reverse
1. al-ba-ni-du10
 en: Albanidu
2. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
  blank space
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: from month: “Festival of Šulgi,”
4. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-ta
 en: year: “Karḫar for the 2nd time was destroyed,”
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
 en: to month: Festival of Baba,”
6. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-sze3
 en: year: “Karḫar for the 2nd time was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.33.07.00 to Šulgi.33.08.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114895

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 07543
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020677

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 514

    [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, 7543

    [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: BBVO 10, p. 236

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-06-10 at 08:37:37 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:39 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 13:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:21 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, 514 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114895.
MVN 06, 514 artifact entry (No. P114895). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114895
MVN 06, 514 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114895 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114895},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MVN 06, 514 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 514 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114895.
MVN 06, 514 artifact entry (No. P114895). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114895
MVN 06, 514 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114895 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114895},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114895
LB  - CDLI:P114895
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MVN 06, 514 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114895
ER  -
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