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MVN 02, 173 (P113472)

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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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16299

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gi4-na-tum
2. geme2 bi2-sza-hi-li lu2-{gesz}gigir
3. e2-usz-bar gir2-su{ki}
reverse
1. 2(disz) tug2#? ansze#? AN NI ru#?
2. kiszib3 i3-li2-ba-ni dumu ($ blank space $)
3. giri3 szesz-kal-la
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
5. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-zal
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ba-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

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, 173

[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 16299
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: Šū-Suen.04.11.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:36:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50	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 (017846) (017846)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002515 (composite) (P455225)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113472.

MVN 02, 173 artifact entry (No. P113472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113472

MVN 02, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113472 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113472
LB  - CDLI:P113472
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 173 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113472.

MVN 02, 173 artifact entry (No. P113472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113472

MVN 02, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113472 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113472
LB  - CDLI:P113472
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113472
ER  -