MVN 12, 305 (P116567)

Administrative tablet 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 012937

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
column 1
1. 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub gir2-nun{ki}-ta
3. 2(asz) sze nig2-{d}sudx(|SU.KUR|)-da
4. giri3 nig2-sza3-ge
  blank space
5. szunigin 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 2(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur
8. 5(asz) kasz du gur
9. kiszib3 lugal-u2-szim-e
10. 2(ban2) kasz <<du>> du
11. kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu ur3-re-ba-du7
12. 2(ban2) kasz saga kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-sa6-ga
13. zi-ga
14. 5(ban2) kasz du
15. kiszib3 lugal-an-na-tum2
  blank space
16. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze ugu2 nam-iri-na-ka ba-a-gar
column 2
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. kiszib3 lu2-igi-sa6
3. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
4. kasz bala-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
5. i3-ra2-ra2
6. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 4(ban2) kasz saga kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 <dumu> ur-li
8. ugu2! ga2-ga2
9. iti amar-a-a-si
10. 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
11. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
12. 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
13. kiszib3 ba-na-ti
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz saga gur
15. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
16. kiszib3 lugal-u2-szim-e
17. 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du
18. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
19. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga u2-munus{ki}
20. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-[gesz]-zi-da dumu ur-{gesz}gigir#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) kasz du gur
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-iri
3. 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) saga
4. 4(ban2) kasz# du
5. ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
6. zi-<<x>>-ga
7. 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga
8. kasz bala-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
  blank space
9. kiszib3 he2-na-ti
10. x [...] x dumu x-sar-x
11. ugu2 ga2-ga2
  blank space
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5
13. 1(barig) sze-ba ur-an-da dumu ka5-mu
14. 1(barig) sze-ba lu2-e2-gu-la
column 2
1. dumu lugal-ti-da
2. im tak4-me
3. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
4. sze-ba iti 7(disz)-kam
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2)
6. sze bala-bi 4(ban2)
7. szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
8. sze bala-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3
9. szunigin 2(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. szunigin 2(asz) 4(barig) sze-ba gur
11. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze zi-ga didli
12. sze-bi 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. la2-ia3 1(barig) [...] 3(ban2) sila3#? gur
  blank space
14. nig2-ka9-ak a-kal-la
15. iti amar-a-a-si
16. iti sze-sag11-ku5
17. giri3# lugal-an-na-tum2
18. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.10.00 to Šulgi.48.11.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116567

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012937
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024679
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-28

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 305

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:21:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 305 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116567.
MVN 12, 305 artifact entry (No. P116567). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116567 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116567 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116567},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 305 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116567.
MVN 12, 305 artifact entry (No. P116567). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116567 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116567 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116567},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116567
LB  - CDLI:P116567
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MVN 12, 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116567
ER  -
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