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MVN 02, 187 (P113486)

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 16020

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 5(disz) erin2-tur-tur
2. e2 szabra-e2
3. 1(u) 2(disz) erin2-tur-tur
4. giri3-se3-ga e2-gal
5. 5(disz) gurusz
6. dam gar-gar-me
7. 1(u) 3(disz) erin2-tur-tur e2 esz3 gir2-su{ki}
8. [n]+1(disz) a-igi-du8
9. [x] gurusz 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2-tur-tur nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal-gal
10. [...] 8(disz) erin2-tur-tur e2 esz3 lugal
11. erin2#-tur-tur gaszam
12. [x] gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) erin2-tur-tur
13. [...] x x x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [szunigin x] gurusz#
2'. [szunigin x erin2]-tur-tur
3'. [iti sze-il2]-la

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, 187

[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 16020
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-01-17 at 14:51:40	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:36:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:41	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 (017860) (017860)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113486.

MVN 02, 187 artifact entry (No. P113486). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113486

MVN 02, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113486 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113486
LB  - CDLI:P113486
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113486
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113486.

MVN 02, 187 artifact entry (No. P113486). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113486

MVN 02, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113486 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113486
LB  - CDLI:P113486
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113486
ER  -