MVN 07, 581 (P115381)

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 08189

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. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze gu4 udu
3. ki lu2-nigin6{ki}-ta
4. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 kuruszda
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
3. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.38.06.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.38.12.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115381

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 08189
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021648

References

  • primary: MVN 7, 581

    [Pettinato1978MVN7] Pettinato, Giovanni, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1978. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte II: La. 7601-8200. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 7. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 8189

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 581 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115381.
MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (No. P115381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115381
MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115381 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115381
LB  - CDLI:P115381
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MVN 07, 581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115381
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 581 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115381.
MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (No. P115381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115381
MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115381 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115381
LB  - CDLI:P115381
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MVN 07, 581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115381
ER  - 
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