MVN 02, 086 (P113385)
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, SwitzerlandMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, SwitzerlandMuseum Number
MAH 16017Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gu4
2. gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 gub-ba
4. ki szabra-ne
5. 1(gesz2) gu4
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
7. gu4 dam-gar3-ne
8. sza3# gir2-su{ki}
9. 3(u) gu4
10. 2(u) ansze
11. gu4 na-gab2-tum
12. 6(disz) gu4
13. gu4 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
14. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4
15. gu4 e2-tur3
16. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ansze su-su
17. diri engar
column 2
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gu4
2. 1(u) 4(disz) ansze
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ansze su-su ki szabra
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
6. ki szabra-ne
7. 1(gesz2) gu4
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
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9. sza3 gir2-su{ki#}
10. gu4 dam-gar3-ne
11. 3(u) gu4
12. 2(u) ansze
13. gu4 na-gab2-tum
14. 6(disz) gu4 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
16. 1(u) ansze ur-e2-ninnu
17. 7(disz) ansze# lu2#-dur2-bi
18. 2(u) 7(disz)# gu4 3(u) 5(disz) ansze
19. gu4 sa10-a szabra-ne#
20. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) gu4
21. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ansze
22. mu-kux(DU)
23. diri 1(u) 8(disz) ansze
24. diri 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) ansze x 1(u) 6(disz)
25. gu4-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
column 2
1. la2-ia3 4(u) 1(disz) gu4
2. diri 4(disz) ansze
3. diri# 1(disz) gu4
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gu4
2. gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 gub-ba
4. ki szabra-ne
5. 1(gesz2) gu4
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
7. gu4 dam-gar3-ne
8. sza3# gir2-su{ki}
9. 3(u) gu4
10. 2(u) ansze
11. gu4 na-gab2-tum
12. 6(disz) gu4
13. gu4 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
14. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4
15. gu4 e2-tur3
16. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ansze su-su
17. diri engar
column 2
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gu4
2. 1(u) 4(disz) ansze
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ansze su-su ki szabra
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
6. ki szabra-ne
7. 1(gesz2) gu4
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
blank space
9. sza3 gir2-su{ki#}
10. gu4 dam-gar3-ne
11. 3(u) gu4
12. 2(u) ansze
13. gu4 na-gab2-tum
14. 6(disz) gu4 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
16. 1(u) ansze ur-e2-ninnu
17. 7(disz) ansze# lu2#-dur2-bi
18. 2(u) 7(disz)# gu4 3(u) 5(disz) ansze
19. gu4 sa10-a szabra-ne#
20. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) gu4
21. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ansze
22. mu-kux(DU)
23. diri 1(u) 8(disz) ansze
24. diri 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) ansze x 1(u) 6(disz)
25. gu4-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
column 2
1. la2-ia3 4(u) 1(disz) gu4
2. diri 4(disz) ansze
3. diri# 1(disz) gu4
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):
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 2, 86
[Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MAH 16017
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:36:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:16:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:19:48 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017759) (017759)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 086 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113385.
MVN 02, 086 artifact entry (No. P113385). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113385
MVN 02, 086 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113385 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
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title = {MVN 02, 086 artifact entry},
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