MVN 12, 180 (P116442)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013185

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. ki i3-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 004761 (composite) (P457471) S004761 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116442

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013185
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024554

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 180

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 180 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116442.
MVN 12, 180 artifact entry (No. P116442). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116442
MVN 12, 180 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116442 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 12, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116442
LB  - CDLI:P116442
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 12, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116442
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 180 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116442.
MVN 12, 180 artifact entry (No. P116442). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116442
MVN 12, 180 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116442 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 12, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116442
LB  - CDLI:P116442
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 12, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116442
ER  -
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