MVN 22, 091 (P206236)

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 013758

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

53.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) [...] 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a2 gul-la erin2-na
3. 8(disz) gurusz erin2
4. 5(disz) ug3-IL2
5. u4 3(u)-sze3
6. x-ta-e3-a
7. [...]-bar-ra
8. [x x?]-{d#?}utu-bar-ra
9. kiszib3# ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-na ib2-ra
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2
11. tum3-dam
  1 line blank
12. iti amar-a-a-si
  1 line blank

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206236

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm
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 013758
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0113

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 91

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

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
2011-07-22 at 14:35:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206236.
MVN 22, 091 artifact entry (No. P206236). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206236 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206236 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206236.
MVN 22, 091 artifact entry (No. P206236). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206236 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206236 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206236},
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