MVN 17, 081 (P119698)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012315

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]-da
2'. [...] 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3'. [a]-sza3 ub-lu2-pa3-da
4'. [...] 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5'. [...] 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
6'. [a]-sza3# sahar-dub-ba
7'. [...] 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
8'. [a]-sza3# ab2-lu2
9'. [...] 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10'. [a-sza3] {d}x
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 [...]
2'. a-sza3 tir ma-nu
3'. 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. a-sza3 tir-gaba-gid2#-da#
5'. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6'. a-sza3 ba-du
7'. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8'. a-sza3 dug-erin2-na
reverse
column 1
1. 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. a-sza3 ki-sumun a-nun
4. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. a-sza3 u2-du-lu-za-ma-du10
7. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
9. 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) a2 hun-ga2
10. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma
11. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] 9(bur3)# 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. [...] 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
3. [...] 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
4. [sze]-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
  1 line blank
5. [GAN2] uru4-a
6. [...] 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. [sze]-bi# 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. [...] x-a
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119698

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 012315
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035325
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.12315
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1224-28

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 81

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    [gána]-uru4-a

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
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:24 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 17, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119698.
MVN 17, 081 artifact entry (No. P119698). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119698 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119698 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119698},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 17, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119698.
MVN 17, 081 artifact entry (No. P119698). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119698 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119698 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119698},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119698
LB  - CDLI:P119698
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MVN 17, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119698
ER  -
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