MVN 02, 172 (P113471)

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 16472

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. siskur2 a2 u4-te-na
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 3(ban2) zu2-lum
5. e2-gidri-ta e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3 ba-su3
6. 1(u) gin2 i3 ir-nun
7. 1(u) gin2 lal3
8. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
9. ka du8-ha
10. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11. e2-gu-la {d}nin-gir2-su#
12. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 zu2#-[lum]
13. e2 gibil4 {d}nin-[gir2-su]
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 [zu2-lum]
2. e2-nesag {d}ba-ba6
3. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum#
4. {d}ig-alim
5. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. {d}szul-sza3-ga-na
7. 1(ban2) i3-nun
8. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. {gesz}szu-kar2 e2-gibil! {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4 ba-ab-ak
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10. nig2 siskur2-ra <<ra>> szar2-gaz {d}nin-gir2-su ba-du3-a
11. zi-ga iti szu-numun
12. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e {d}na-ru2-a {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 172

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

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  • Museum No.: MAH 16472
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:36:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113471.
MVN 02, 172 artifact entry (No. P113471). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113471
MVN 02, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113471 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113471},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113471
LB  - CDLI:P113471
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113471
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113471.
MVN 02, 172 artifact entry (No. P113471). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113471
MVN 02, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113471 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113471},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113471
LB  - CDLI:P113471
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113471
ER  -
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