MVN 22, 041 (P208477)

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 013686

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

65.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(disz)# gu4# niga iti# u4# 1(u) 2(disz)# ba#-[zal]
2'. [(x)] a2#-ki#-ti sze-sag11-ku5
3'. [...] 1(disz) gu4 niga# sag-gu4
4'. [...] la2 1(disz) gu4 niga
5'. [...] 2(disz) ab2 niga
6'. [...] 2(disz) gu4
7'. [...] 1(disz) ab2
8'. esz3#-esz3 e2-u4-1(u)-5(disz)
9'. 1(disz) gu4 niga
10'. 1(disz) ab2 niga
11'. i3-si-in{ki}-sze3 iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
12'. sza3 nibru{ki}
13'. 1(disz) gu4 niga sza3 bala-a RI
14'. e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
reverse
1. [...] ba#-[x]
  rest broken

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
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 46.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 41

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

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 2

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013686
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0041

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208477.
MVN 22, 041 artifact entry (No. P208477). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208477 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208477 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208477},
}


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