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MVN 02, 078 (P113377)

Administrative tablet 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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16511

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu kur
2. 4(gesz2) masz2
3. udu gub-ba-am3
4. 1(u) 3(disz) udu zi-ga
5. 2(disz) udu egir udu!(KU) <ba-ur4>
6. lu2-uru11{ki} na-gada
7. 2(u) 1(disz) udu kur
8. udu gub-ba-am3
9. lu2-{d}utu na-gada
10. 1(u) 5(disz) udu kur
11. udu gub-ba-am3
column 2
1. ur-mes na-gada
2. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2
3. ARAD2-da-ni la2-<ia3> 6(disz) <udu> na-gada nin-dingir
5. 1(u) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a erin2
1 line blank
6. ki ARAD2-da-ni
7. 1(gesz2) la2 3(disz) udu 1(u) 5(disz) masz2
8. udu szesz-kal-la szusz3
9. 1(u) <udu> bi2-de5 didli erin2
reverse
column 1
blank space
1. ki szesz-kal-la
blank space
column 2
1. 2(disz) im-bi
2. [nig2]-ka9-ak
3. GAN2 e2-duru5 sza3-ku3-ge
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
lentil
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
lentil

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 2, 78

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAH 16511
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.32.00.00
Alternative Years: SH25 SH44 IS03
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-12-19 at 09:49:01	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 12:44:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:36:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:12:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017751) (017751)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113377.

MVN 02, 078 artifact entry (No. P113377). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113377

MVN 02, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113377 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113377},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113377
LB  - CDLI:P113377
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113377
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113377.

MVN 02, 078 artifact entry (No. P113377). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113377

MVN 02, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113377 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113377},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113377
LB  - CDLI:P113377
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113377
ER  -