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MVN 02, 094 (P113393)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16608

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
1. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
2. 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) lu2-kal-la
4. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
5. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
8. 3(barig) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
9. 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-[ta]
10. [2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ...]
reverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz)# gu4 u2 [...]
2. 1(u) gu4 4(disz) sila3-ta#
3. 1(disz) gu4 amar ga
4. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra sze-KU [x?]
5. 4(barig) 1(ban2) duh babbar2 sze-bi gal2
6. 3(barig) 3(ban2) duh ge6
7. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
blank space
8. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 hi-a
9. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(disz) udu hi-a
10. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11. iti munu4-gu7
12. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam

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
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 2, 94

[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 16608
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.05.07
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-01-01 at 09:38:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:36:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:36	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 (017767) (017767)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113393.

MVN 02, 094 artifact entry (No. P113393). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113393

MVN 02, 094 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113393 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113393},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113393
LB  - CDLI:P113393
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - MVN 02, 094 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113393.

MVN 02, 094 artifact entry (No. P113393). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113393

MVN 02, 094 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113393 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113393},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113393
LB  - CDLI:P113393
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - MVN 02, 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113393
ER  -