MVN 22, 116 (P207481)

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 013788

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

35.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {uruda}gur10
2. ki a-tu-ta
3. ar-szi-ah szu ba-ti
4. si-i3-tum-ta#?
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ar-szi2-ah
2. dumu x-ga2?-an?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001990 (composite) (P454700) S001990 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P207481

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013788
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0143

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051749
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-143

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 116

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-07-03 at 22:20:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 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, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207481.
MVN 22, 116 artifact entry (No. P207481). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207481 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207481 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207481},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207481.
MVN 22, 116 artifact entry (No. P207481). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207481 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207481 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207481
LB  - CDLI:P207481
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MVN 22, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207481
ER  -
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