MVN 02, 235 (P113534)
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, SwitzerlandMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, SwitzerlandMuseum Number
MAH 16247Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
3. al-la-mu di-ku5
4. 1(barig) kasz saga 1(barig) kasz du
5. 3(barig) zi3-gu 1(disz) sila3 i3
6. dan-u2-pi2 elam
7. 4(barig) kasz du sza3 en-nu
8. 1(barig) kasz dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
10. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. kal-la
12. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
13. a#-a-kal-la
14. [1(barig)] kasz# zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz]
reverse
1. [ur]-{d}isztaran
2. [1(barig) kasz] zi3# 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
3. [a2]-bi2-li2
4. [1(barig) kasz] zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
5. ba-ba
6. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
7. lu2-ezem-ma
8. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
9. an-ne2-ba-du7
10. i7#-da gub-ba-me
11. 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 ur-{d}ig-alim#
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3
13. szu-ma-ma lu2 sar
14. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 lu2-dingir-ra
15. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze ansze ki-sur-ra{ki}
16. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze ansze gir2-su{ki}
17. 5(gesz2) sze lu2# ug3-IL2
18. 1(barig) ninda 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 ansze# u3 lu2-ne
left
1. zi-ga
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2. iti sze-il2-la
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
3. al-la-mu di-ku5
4. 1(barig) kasz saga 1(barig) kasz du
5. 3(barig) zi3-gu 1(disz) sila3 i3
6. dan-u2-pi2 elam
7. 4(barig) kasz du sza3 en-nu
8. 1(barig) kasz dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
10. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. kal-la
12. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
13. a#-a-kal-la
14. [1(barig)] kasz# zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz]
reverse
1. [ur]-{d}isztaran
2. [1(barig) kasz] zi3# 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
3. [a2]-bi2-li2
4. [1(barig) kasz] zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
5. ba-ba
6. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
7. lu2-ezem-ma
8. 1(barig) kasz zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
9. an-ne2-ba-du7
10. i7#-da gub-ba-me
11. 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 ur-{d}ig-alim#
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3
13. szu-ma-ma lu2 sar
14. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 lu2-dingir-ra
15. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze ansze ki-sur-ra{ki}
16. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze ansze gir2-su{ki}
17. 5(gesz2) sze lu2# ug3-IL2
18. 1(barig) ninda 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 ansze# u3 lu2-ne
left
1. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
2. 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 2, 235
[Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MAH 16247
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2015-12-24 at 16:15:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:36:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:16:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:19:51 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017908) (017908)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 02, 235 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113534.
MVN 02, 235 artifact entry (No. P113534). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113534
MVN 02, 235 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113534 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
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month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 02, 235 artifact entry},
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