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MVN 22, 223 (P205129)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014137

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

52.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 tab-ba us2 szar3
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2 szar3
4. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3
5. 8(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
6. [x] tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
7. [...] 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
8. [...] 4(disz)# tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 5(u) [...] 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
10. [x tug2] guz-za du
11. [x] tug2 sag usz-bar
12. [x] la2 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
13. [tug2]-sa-gi4-a
14. nibru{ki}-sze3
15. zi-ga
16. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} szusz3#?
17. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu
18. iti szu-numun
19. mu# en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 40.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 223

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014137
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0239

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:42	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051856) (051856)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-239) (W_1896-0402-239)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205129.

MVN 22, 223 artifact entry (No. P205129). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205129 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205129 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 223 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205129},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205129.

MVN 22, 223 artifact entry (No. P205129). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205129 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205129 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205129},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205129
LB  - CDLI:P205129
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - MVN 22, 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205129
ER  -