MVN 12, 494 (P116756)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014652Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 3(u) 7(asz) sze gur
2. i3-dub a-sza3 esz2-dam-ta
3. ki ab-ba-mu szabra-ta
4. mu lu2-usz-gi-na-sze3
5. lu2-{d}utu dumu lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) 7(asz)# sze gur
2. [i3-dub] a-sza3 esz2-dam-ta
3. [ki ab-ba]-mu szabra-ta
blank space
4. [mu lu2]-usz#-gi-na-sze3
5. [kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu]
reverse
1. dumu lu2-{d}nin#-[mar{ki}]-ka ib2-ra
blank space
2. iti szu-numun
3. [mu e2] {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-[{d}utu]
2. dub-[sar]
3. [dumu lu2-{d}nin]-mar{ki}
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 494
[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 014652
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.04.00
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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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| 2021-07-26 at 13:11:15 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:41:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:20:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:22:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:07 | 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 (024862) (024862)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14652) (BM.14652)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-41-a) (W_1896-0407-41-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 003314 (composite) (P456024) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-27]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {MVN 12, 494 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116756},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116756},
}
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