MVN 12, 157 (P116419)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014643Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
3. ur-sa6 engar
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
6. ur-ki-gu-la engar
7. a-sza3 du6-asz#?
8. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2 gur
11. dingir-ik-sur2 engar
12. u3 an-da-ga engar
13. a-sza3 KU-{d}nanna
14. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
16. 9(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
17. ur-{d}nin-zu engar
18. a-sza3 du6-asz
19. 3(gesz2) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. ur-{d}en-ki engar
2. a-sza3 igi-u8-udu-a{ki}
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. du11-ga-zi-da engar
5. a-sza3 lu2-ka-dim
6. 5(u) 2(asz) gur
7. lu2-dingir-ra engar
8. a-sza3 KU-dim2
9. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-mu
blank space
10. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
11. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
12. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2 gur
13. sze gesz e3-a
14. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki#}
15. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
blank space
16. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. 5(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
3. ur-sa6 engar
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
6. ur-ki-gu-la engar
7. a-sza3 du6-asz#?
8. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2 gur
11. dingir-ik-sur2 engar
12. u3 an-da-ga engar
13. a-sza3 KU-{d}nanna
14. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
16. 9(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
17. ur-{d}nin-zu engar
18. a-sza3 du6-asz
19. 3(gesz2) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. ur-{d}en-ki engar
2. a-sza3 igi-u8-udu-a{ki}
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. du11-ga-zi-da engar
5. a-sza3 lu2-ka-dim
6. 5(u) 2(asz) gur
7. lu2-dingir-ra engar
8. a-sza3 KU-dim2
9. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-mu
blank space
10. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
11. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
12. szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2 gur
13. sze gesz e3-a
14. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki#}
15. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
blank space
16. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
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
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 157
[Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: BM 014643
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year)
- Alternative Years: AS03
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:00 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024531) (024531)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14643) (BM.14643)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-32) (W_1896-0407-32)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 157 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116419.
MVN 12, 157 artifact entry (No. P116419). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116419 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 157 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116419 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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