MVN 13, 739 (P117512)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2122

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak tug2 zi3
 en: xxx
3. u3 a2# geme2 usz-bar lu2 azlag2
 en: xxx
4. e2 nin-dingir {d}ba-ba6
 en: xxx
5. ugula#? lu2-inim-nig2-sa6-ga
 en: xxx
6. i3-gal2#
 en: xxx
reverse
1. iti GAN2-masz u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam#
 en: xxx
2. mu [sza-asz]-szu4?!-ru#?!-[um]{ki} [ba-hul]
 en: xxx
3. iti ezem-{d}[dumu]-zi#
 en: xxx
4. mu {d}szu#-{d}suen# lugal [uri5{ki}-ma]-ke4 bad3 mar#-[tu] mu-ri-iq-ti-id-[ni]-im mu-du3-sze3
 en: xxx
5. iti 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
6. iti diri 2(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-[gal2]
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.06.01.15 to Šū-Suen.04.06.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117512

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 2122
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028155

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 739

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: Fs Owen p.85-93, p. 86

    [Dahl2010naming] Dahl, Jacob L. 2010. “Naming Ur III Years.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 85–93. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-06 at 08:19:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:46:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:27 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 13, 739 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117512.
MVN 13, 739 artifact entry (No. P117512). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117512
MVN 13, 739 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117512 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117512},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117512
LB  - CDLI:P117512
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - MVN 13, 739 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117512
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 739 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117512.
MVN 13, 739 artifact entry (No. P117512). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117512
MVN 13, 739 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117512 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117512},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117512
LB  - CDLI:P117512
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - MVN 13, 739 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117512
ER  -
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