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

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

Measurements

-

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P113517

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 16611
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017891

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:36:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:43 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

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: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	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  - 2026/4/24/
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: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	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  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MVN 02, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113517
ER  -
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