MVN 02, 277 (P113576)

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 15863

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
column 1
1. [... nam]-geme2-ni
2. [x] nin-mu-uszur4-mu
3. [1(ban2)] 5(disz) {d}utu-ba-e3
4. [...] geme2-{d}amar-{d}suen
5. dumu#-ni-me
6. 3(ban2) nin-tur
7. dumu nam-geme2-ni-me
8. 4(ban2) sza3-a-ba-mu-da-zu
9. usz2# 1(disz) 5(disz) nin-geszkim-zi
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) e2-i3-gara2-su3
11. dumu-ni-me
12. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}iszkur
13. 2(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-munu4-ku3-ga
15. 1(ban2) hi-li-abzu-ta
16. dumu-ni-me
17. 2(ban2) e2-ta-mu-zu
18. [...] lugal-ur-sag dumu-ni
19. [dumu] geme2-{d}dumu-zi ba-usz2-me
20. [...] geme2-nunuz-ku3-ga
21. [dumu]-pa3?-da
22. [x]-x-ni-ga-ka
23. [...] nin-szesz
24. [...] 3(ban2) nin-munus-zi
25. [x] nin#-lu2-sa6-sa6
26. [...] lu2-{d}nin-szubur
27. [...] nin#-nig2-zu
28. [dumu]-ni#-me
29. [...] du11#-ge-du7
30. [...]-ha
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column 2
beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) lugal-[...]
2'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) e2-x-[x]-x
3'. dumu-ni-me
4'. dumu geme2-nunuz-ku3-ga-[me]
5'. 4(ban2) geme2-{d}utu
6'. dumu masz-tur
7'. 3(ban2) nin-ni2-zu
8'. 2(ban2) nin-uru11{ki}
9'. 2(ban2) nin-nam-ha-ni
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ga-du10-ga
11'. dumu-ni-me
12'. dumu geme2-uru11{ki}-me
13'. 4(ban2) a-ba-i3-da-e3
14'. a-ru-a e2-gi6-zal-sze3
15'. 3(ban2) ama-nig2-kal-la
16'. a-ru-a {d}utu-lagasz{ki}-e
17'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) geme2-ga2-da
18'. 3(ban2) nin-ku3-zu
19'. 2(ban2) nam-iri-na
20'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-u3-ma
21'. dumu-ni-me
22'. 3(ban2) geme2-dub-szen
23'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sipa-da-ri2 dumu-ni
24'. 3(ban2) nin-sud3-da{ki}
25'. dumu geme2-ga2-da-me
26'. 3(ban2) nin-ig-ga
27'. geme2 nin-GIR2@g-gal
28'. 4(ban2) geme2-{d}utu
29'. 3(ban2) nin-gu3-de2-a
30'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) a-ne-nin-am3#
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column 3
beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2) [...]
2'. 3(ban2) nin#-[...]
3'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) nin#-[...]
4'. 2(ban2) nin-sa6#?-[...]
5'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-sila-[...]
6'. dumu-ni-[me]
7'. 4(ban2) nin-x-[...]
8'. 3(ban2) nin-nig2-zu?-[...]
9'. 2(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6#-ga#
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ma2-[gur8]-re#
11'. dumu-ni-me
12'. 2(ban2) SIG7-a nin-a-tu5#-a
13'. dumu nin-nigin6{ki}-sze3 ba-usz2
14'. dumu geme2-{d}utu ba-usz2-me
15'. a-ru-a ur-{d}ab-u2-me
16'. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}li9-si4
17'. a-ru-a ur-sa6-ga
18'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
19'. 3(ban2) giri3-ni-i3-[sa6]
20'. [...] a-[...]
21'. 4(ban2) [...]
rest broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz) [...]
2'. a-[ru-a]
n lines broken
3'. 4(disz) [...]
4'. a-ru-[a]
5'. x [...]
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reverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) geme2#? [...]
2'. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) geme2#? [...]
3'. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 [...]
4'. sze-bi 1(u) [...] gur#
5'. gub-ba-[me]
6'. szunigin 3(disz) geme2 [...]
7'. szunigin 1(disz) dumu [...]
8'. sze-bi [...]
9'. sza3 e2-kikken#-[...]
10'. ugula unu3#?-x [...]
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rest broken
column 2'
blank space
1. geme2# didli sze-ba geme2-me#
2. [x]-x DISZ [x]
3. [...] lugal-mas#-su2#
rest broken

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, 277

[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 15863
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-01-20 at 11:21:08	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2021-10-17 at 14:01:19	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:36:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:13:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:52	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 (017950) (017950)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 277 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113576.

MVN 02, 277 artifact entry (No. P113576). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113576

MVN 02, 277 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113576 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113576},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 277 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113576.

MVN 02, 277 artifact entry (No. P113576). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113576

MVN 02, 277 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113576 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113576
LB  - CDLI:P113576
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MVN 02, 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113576
ER  -