MVN 02, 279 (P113578)

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 16063

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
beginning broken
1'. [...] x GAN2
2'. [...] unu [...]-le
3'. [...] x szu-{d}utu
4'. [...] i7 tur3 dumu lu2-ba
5'. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6'. usz2 ARAD2-{d}nanna
7'. SIG7#-a usz2 dingir-tab-ba
8'. usz2 lu2-lagasz{ki} dumu-ni
9'. usz2 lu2-{d}suen
10'. 1/2(disz) tug2 1(barig) zi3 nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul
11'. 1/2(disz) tug2 1(barig) zi3 lugal-inim-gi-na
12'. dumu-ni-me
13'. [x] 1(disz) <tug2> 4(barig) {d}inanna-an-dul3
14'. [x] szer7-da-ni
15'. [x]-x-da-ri
16'. [...] mar [x]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. {gesz}kiri6 [x x] sag#
2'. 2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar ur2-ba {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
3'. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar
4'. usz2 ug3-ga2!(GISZ)-lu2-ni
5'. 1(asz) nu ur-gu2-en-na
6'. usz2 lu2-{d}li9-si4 dumu-ni
7'. SIG7-a usz2 lugal-sa6-ga
8'. 1(asz@c) szu szu-sa6-a-ga
9'. dumu lugal-iri-da
10'. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz
11'. ugula ur-gu2-en-na
12'. 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar ur2-ba {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
13'. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar
14'. 1(asz@c) lugal-za3{za}-asz ugula
15'. usz2 lugal-dur2#-du10
16'. SIG7#-a usz2 x-x-a
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [szunigin x] dumu# [...]
2'. szunigin 1(disz) dumu [...]
3'. um-mi-a [...]
4'. szunigin 6(asz@c) gurusz 1(barig) 4(disz) [...]
5'. szunigin 1(asz@c) SIG7-a 1(barig) 4(disz)# [...]
6'. szunigin 3(asz@c) gurusz tug2 1(barig) zi3# [...]
7'. szunigin 2(asz@c) gurusz tug2 1(barig) zi3# [...]
8'. szunigin 2(asz) gurusz tug2 1(barig) zi3 [...]
9'. szunigin 4(asz@c) gurusz nu tug2 [...]
10'. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz) [...]
11'. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur#
12'. iti#-da be6-dam#?
13'. siki-bi 3(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na# [...]
14'. tug2-bi 7(disz)-am3#
15'. mu-a be6-dam#
single ruling
16'. ugula lugal-amar-ku3 szandana
17'. 1(asz@c) ab-ba szandana
18'. 1(asz) lu2-x-[...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. SIG7-a [...]
5'. SIG7-a [...]
6'. x [...]
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column 2'
beginning broken
1'. szunigin 3(asz@c) [...]
2'. szunigin 1(iku) GAN2 nu-ur2-ma
3'. szunigin 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gesztin had2
4'. szunigin 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2
5'. szunigin 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 KA-a-du
6'. szunigin 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar
7'. szunigin 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}geszimmar ur2-ba {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
8'. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz@c) um-mi-a#
9'. szunigin 2(asz) dumu [...]
10'. szunigin 1(disz) dumu [...]
11'. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz tug2 [...]
12'. um-mi-a-[me]
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. [...] 3(disz)
2'. [...] be6-dam
blank space
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, 279

[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 16063
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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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
2016-12-05 at 21:26:49	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 10:13:51	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 18:44:36	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	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 (017952) (017952)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 279 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113578.

MVN 02, 279 artifact entry (No. P113578). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113578

MVN 02, 279 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113578 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113578},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 279 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113578.

MVN 02, 279 artifact entry (No. P113578). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113578

MVN 02, 279 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113578 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113578},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113578
LB  - CDLI:P113578
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - MVN 02, 279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113578
ER  -