MVN 17, 086 (P119701)

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 012320

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
1. [x] gurusz# al 3(disz) sar# [...] 1(u) 2(disz) x
2. 1(disz) sila3 ur-tesz2
3. lugal-ma2-gur8-re x
4. e2-nun dux(GIN2)-la2?
5. 3(disz) gurusz x al 4(disz) sar sar x x x
6. 1(disz) sila3 da-ri2-szu igi-us2
7. 1(disz) sila3 x-da
8. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}x-x
9. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}esz18?-dar
10. 1(disz) sila3 lugal-lu2-x
11. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
12. x x x
reverse
1. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz al 3(disz)
2. 1(disz) sila3 al 2(disz) sar-ta x
3. 1(disz) sila3 da-x-ansze-du3
4. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
5. 1(disz) sila3 {d}inanna-szir-x
6. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-KA-x-x
7. 1(disz) sila3 1/2(disz) da-da# [...]
8. 3(barig) <a>-na-lu2-ba-du
9. [...] 1(ban2) PA-AB dumu? x
10. 1(u) 2(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 [...]
11. 3(barig) da?-a-mu# [...]
12. 5(ban2) tug2-tur lu2-[...]
13. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la#
14. 2(disz) sila3 giri3 x-x
left
1. [u4] 2(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti munu4-gu7

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119701

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 012320
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 86

    [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.

    lú-hun-gá


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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-27 at 12:42:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:21:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 Artifacts

“MVN 17, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119701.
MVN 17, 086 artifact entry (No. P119701). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119701 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119701 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119701},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 17, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119701.
MVN 17, 086 artifact entry (No. P119701). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119701 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119701 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119701},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119701
LB  - CDLI:P119701
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 17, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119701
ER  - 
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