MVN 02, 215 (P113514)

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 16309

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin
4. i-din-{d}iszkur sukkal lu2-[{gesz}tukul]
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
7. 1(disz) kasz dida 4(disz) sila3 dabin
8. ur#-{d}inanna lu2 {gesz}tukul
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ne-[ne]
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. u-bar lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. mu ma2-lah5-sze3 gen-na
6. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 4(disz) gin2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
8. szu-ma-mi-tum lu2 {gesz}tukul ma2 {gesz}dara3-a bi2-tusz-a#
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. e2-ki-bi lu2 {gesz}tukul tug2-sze3 gen-na
12. iti GAN2-masz u4 3(u)

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 2, 215

    [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 16309
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-01-17 at 15:43:51 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 215 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113514.
MVN 02, 215 artifact entry (No. P113514). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113514
MVN 02, 215 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113514 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113514
LB  - CDLI:P113514
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - MVN 02, 215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113514
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 215 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113514.
MVN 02, 215 artifact entry (No. P113514). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113514
MVN 02, 215 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113514 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113514
LB  - CDLI:P113514
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - MVN 02, 215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113514
ER  - 
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