MVN 19, 008 (P120134)
Administrative tablet 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 012634Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
4. nig2-ba na-gu-du-sze3 du
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. nu-ur2-i3-li2
8. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin lugal
9. 1(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
10. elam du8-da-szu-in{ki}
11. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. igi-du elam
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 tug2-sze3 gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. er3-ra-ba-du11 szar2-ra-ab-du
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. szu-{d}suen lu2 kas4
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
14. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
15. lu2-sukkal-an-ka?
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
17. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
18. lu2-sa6-ga lu2-KU
left
1. zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
4. nig2-ba na-gu-du-sze3 du
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. nu-ur2-i3-li2
8. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin lugal
9. 1(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
10. elam du8-da-szu-in{ki}
11. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. igi-du elam
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 tug2-sze3 gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. er3-ra-ba-du11 szar2-ra-ab-du
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. szu-{d}suen lu2 kas4
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
14. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
15. lu2-sukkal-an-ka?
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
17. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
18. lu2-sa6-ga lu2-KU
left
1. zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
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
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 19, 8
[Mander1995MVN19] Mander, Pietro. 1995. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12600-12750). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 19. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 012634
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.29
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:46:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:23:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:33 | 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 (038128) (038128)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12634) (BM.12634)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-246) (W_1895-1214-246)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 19, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P120134.
MVN 19, 008 artifact entry (No. P120134). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120134 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 19, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120134 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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