MVN 22, 131 (P202977)

Administrative tag 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 013819

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

40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
 en: xxx
3. usz-bar
 en: xxx
4. dam-gar3#-gar3
 en: xxx
5. x x x
 en: xxx
6. [...]{ki}
 en: xxx
7. [x x x?] x e2 {d}ga2-tum3#-du10
 en: xxx
8. kiszib3# esz3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: xxx
9. giri3 SZUL e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: xxx
10. lu2 gesz-i3
11. {gesz}tukul-e-ku-ba szuszin{ki}
12. sipa unu3 gir2-su{ki}
13. i3-gal2?
14. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202977

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 21.0 mm
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 013819
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0174

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051764
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4193
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-174

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 131

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 178

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:41 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202977.
MVN 22, 131 artifact entry (No. P202977). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202977 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202977 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202977},
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202977.
MVN 22, 131 artifact entry (No. P202977). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202977 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202977 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202977},
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