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MVN 02, 218 (P113517)

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 16611

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-{d}utu sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. i-ka-ni-a sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. na-a-ti sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. la-gi-ip sukkal
4. 4(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-du8-a lugal
5. 6(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4 szu ba-ti
7. giri3 na-bi sukkal
8. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
1 line blank
9. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

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 (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 2, 218

[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 16611
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: 00.00.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:36:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017891) (017891)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113517.

MVN 02, 218 artifact entry (No. P113517). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113517

MVN 02, 218 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113517 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113517},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113517
LB  - CDLI:P113517
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - MVN 02, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113517
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 02, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113517.

MVN 02, 218 artifact entry (No. P113517). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113517

MVN 02, 218 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113517 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113517},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113517
LB  - CDLI:P113517
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - MVN 02, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113517
ER  -