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

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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)

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#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.092
  • Accession No.: 06256

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	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  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - MVN 11, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116063
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	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  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - MVN 11, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116063
ER  -
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