MVN 11, 049 (P116063)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.092

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur
2. ki ba-zi-ta
3. ma2-lah5 lu2 mar-sa
4. a-sza3-ba a nu-de2-a
5. szu ba-ab-ti
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-mah
2. giri3 lu2-usz-gi-na
3. zi-ga
  seal impression
4. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. nam-mah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ka5-[a]
4. ma2-lah5-gal#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003892 (composite) (P456602) S003892 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116063

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.092
Accession Number 06256

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024178

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 49

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: MCS 8, 78 HSM 6256

    [Fish1958MCS8] Fish, Thomas. 1958. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 8.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-03 at 17:39:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 049 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116063.
MVN 11, 049 artifact entry (No. P116063). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116063
MVN 11, 049 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116063 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116063},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116063
LB  - CDLI:P116063
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116063
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 049 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116063.
MVN 11, 049 artifact entry (No. P116063). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116063
MVN 11, 049 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116063 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116063},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116063
LB  - CDLI:P116063
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116063
ER  -
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