MVN 02, 070 (P113369)

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 16521

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. 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 ensi2
3. i3-dub a-sza3 mah-ta
4. ki ur-[{d}]nansze-ta
5. mu ba#-[ad]-da-ri2-sze3
reverse
1. ab-ba nu-banda3-gu4
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-bi
envelope
obverse
1. 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 ensi2
3. i3-dub a-sza3 mah-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
5. mu ba-ad-da-ri2-sze3
reverse
1. [kiszib3] ab-ba szesz igi-zu#-bar-ra
2. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. ab-ba#
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu lugal-ba-zi#-[ge]

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P113369

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 16521
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017743

References

  • primary: MVN 2, 70

    [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
2022-01-13 at 16:07:02 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2021-07-25 at 11:50:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:12:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113369.
MVN 02, 070 artifact entry (No. P113369). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113369
MVN 02, 070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113369 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113369},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113369
LB  - CDLI:P113369
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MVN 02, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113369
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113369.
MVN 02, 070 artifact entry (No. P113369). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113369
MVN 02, 070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113369 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113369},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113369
LB  - CDLI:P113369
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MVN 02, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113369
ER  - 
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