MVN 02, 068 (P113367)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16241

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 4(asz) sze gur
2. sze-numun a-[sza3 lugal-nam]-tar-[re]-da
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. a2-gu#-gu
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 nimgir-ki!-ag2 nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. [4(u) 4(asz) sze] gur#
2. [sze-numun a-sza3] lugal-nam-tar-re-da
3. [ki ur-{d}ba-ba6]-ta
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. giri3 nimgir-ki-ag2# nu-banda3#-[gu4]
2'. mu e2 {d}szara2# ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal#-sza3-[la2]
2. [dumu] ba-ad-da#-[ri2]
3. [nu-banda3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal identified by BDTNS

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) (P456397) S003687 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113367

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 16241
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017741

References

  • primary: MVN 2, 68

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-25 at 11:45:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-11 at 03:39:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113367.
MVN 02, 068 artifact entry (No. P113367). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113367
MVN 02, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113367 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113367
LB  - CDLI:P113367
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - MVN 02, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113367
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113367.
MVN 02, 068 artifact entry (No. P113367). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113367
MVN 02, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113367 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113367
LB  - CDLI:P113367
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - MVN 02, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113367
ER  -
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