MVN 03, 113 (P215760)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0114

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Grupos de trabajadores y sus capataces.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-pirig
2. dumu ur-en
3. 1(asz@c) ur-abzu
4. dumu ama-lu2
5. [dumu] gu3-de2-a
6. [1(asz@c)] lu2-u18
7. [dumu] ad-da
8. [1(asz@c)] ad-da
9. [dumu] lu2-{d}nansze
10. [1(asz@c)] erin-da
11. [dumu] en#-ku-li
12. [(x)]-x{ki}
13. [1(asz@c)] me-x-x
14. dumu lugal-an-da
15. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
16. dumu i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2
17. 1(asz@c) me-a dumu {gesz}apin
18. 1(disz) nu {d}en-lil2-la2
19. [1(asz@c)] x-a-lu2
20. [x] lu2-sa6
21. [x] lugal-KA
22. [x] lu2-dingir-ra
23. [x (x)] KA-x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2
2. dumu lugal-sag
3. 1(asz@c) lu2-kalam-da
4. dumu lugal-ezem
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-igi
6. dumu ur-igi
7. 1(asz@c) ne-sag
8. dumu ur-{d}iszkur
9. 1(asz@c) nu ur-bar{ki#}
10. dumu lugal-e
11. 1(asz@c) nu u2-da
12. dumu lugal-sza3
13. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
14. dumu lugal-nig2-zu
15. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szakkan
16. dumu lugal-KA
17. 1(asz@c) da-da
18. dumu u2-da
19. 1(asz@c) ur-[x]
20. dumu en-{d}szakkan#?
21. 1(asz@c) amar-ansze#?
22. dumu ur2-ku#-ku
23. nagar
24. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. szunigin 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gurusz# [dumu?-nita2?]
2. dumu surx(ERIN2)-ra#-[me]
3. szunigin 2(asz@c) dam-li#-[um]
4. ugula ur-nigar#
5. 1(asz@c) ur-numun-e3
6. dumu da-da
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-[gir2]-su
8. dumu {d}utu-pa-e3
9. 1(asz@c) szesz-ki-ag2
10. dumu lu2-{d}nisaba
11. [1(disz)] lu2-ba dumu pirig!?-[x]
12. 1(disz) sza3-ge dumu lu2-ba
13. 1(disz) ur-lugal
14. dumu lugal-gesztin#
15. 1(asz@c) nu 1(disz) DAR-gar3-[x (x)]
16. dumu lu-ru-ud-[x x]
17. 1(asz@c) nu en-[...]
18. dumu a [...]
  rest broken
column 4
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz)] ur#-{d}dumu-[(zi)]
2'. 1(disz) ur-nigar
3'. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-[...]
4'. dumu szu-[x]
5'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
6'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
7'. dumu [...]
8'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
9'. 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] KI
2'. dumu [...]-ba
3'. 1(asz@c) a-[x-(x)]-a#?
4'. dumu ur-nig2
5'. 1(asz@c) nu ur-{d}bil3
6'. dumu geme2-e2
7'. 1(asz@c) lu2-utu-[x]
8'. dumu lu2-{d}x
  blank space
9'. szunigin [n] 2(asz@c) gurusz# [dumu-nita2]
10'. dumu surx(ERIN2)-ra#-[me]
11'. szunigin 1(asz@c) dam-li#-[um]
12'. ugula me-[...]
13'. 1(asz@c) lugal#-[...]
14'. dumu [...]
15'. 1(asz@c) ur#-[...]
16'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
17'. dumu# [...]
18'. [...]
19'. [...]
20'. 1(asz@c) [...]
21'. dumu [...]
22'. 1(asz@c) mu-[...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ki
2'. dumu ki#-tusz-lu2
3'. 1(disz) lugal-gaba
4'. dumu lu2-ba
5'. 1(asz@c) lugal-en3-tar#
6'. dumu nita-x
7'. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2
8'. dumu x-lu
9'. 1(disz)# ur#-{d}nin-gir2-su
10'. dumu# ur-ba
11'. [x] szesz-szesz
12'. dumu# szesz-sa6
13'. [x] ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
14'. dumu# du-du
15'. 1(asz@c) nu me-sag2
16'. dumu lugal-KISAL
  blank space
17'. szunigin 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gurusz dumu-nita2
18'. dumu surx(ERIN2)-ra-me
19'. szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz dam-li-um
20'. ugula ur-{d}bil3
21'. 1(asz@c) lu2-gu-la
22'. dumu lugal-ezem
23'. 1(disz) kab!-ra! DUMU na-ni!
24'. 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
25'. dumu lugal-e11?
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x [x]
2'. dumu# en-me-ni
3'. [x] szesz#?-szesz
4'. [x] ur#-{d}isztaran
5'. 1(asz@c) nu HU-ra
6'. dumu ze2-ki
7'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
8'. dumu id-lul
9'. 1(asz@c) lugal#-[...]
10'. dumu x [...]
11'. [...]
12'. [...]
13'. [...]
14'. [...]
15'. [...]
  blank space
16'. szunigin 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gurusz [x (x)]
17'. dumu surx(ERIN2)-ra-me
18'. ugula me-a
  blank space
19'. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) gurusz 2(u) 5(disz) dumu-nita2
20'. dumu surx(ERIN2)-ra-me
21'. szunigin 1(u@c) gurusz 3(disz) dumu-nita2
left
1. [...] dumu sza3-ge [...]
2. [...] HI dam [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Grupos de trabajadores y sus capataces.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215760

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0114
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 113

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-03 at 12:26:20 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-31 at 11:29:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 113 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215760.
MVN 03, 113 artifact entry (No. P215760). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215760
MVN 03, 113 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215760 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 113 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215760},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215760
LB  - CDLI:P215760
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - MVN 03, 113 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215760
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 113 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215760.
MVN 03, 113 artifact entry (No. P215760). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215760
MVN 03, 113 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215760 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 113 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215760},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215760
LB  - CDLI:P215760
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - MVN 03, 113 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215760
ER  -
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