MVN 02, 282 (P113581)

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 16084

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. <x> lu2#-[...]
2'. <x> ur-{d#}x-[...]
3'. dumu-ni-me
4'. e2#?-zi ugula usz-bar-ta
5'. usz2 du11-ga-zi-da
6'. usz2 ur-mes
7'. 1(asz) 1/3(disz) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sipa-da-ri2
8'. 1(asz@c) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) al-la
9'. dumu# ur-mes-me
10'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) nam-ha-ni
11'. dumu ur-{d}nun-gal
12'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim dumu-ni
13'. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sag-e-ki-ag2
14'. dumu lugal-nu-banda3
15'. usz2 sza3-da
16'. dumu# mu-ni-sze3-za-[gin3]
17'. usz2 ur-[...]
18'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
19'. usz2 ab-[ba]-sa6#-[ga]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. dumu u2-du11
2'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-dub-la2
3'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) {d}nansze-i3-sa6
4'. dumu-ni-me
5'. mu ki 2(disz)-sze3 lu2-giri17-zal-ha-ma-ti
6'. usz2 lu2-uru11{ki}
7'. dumu mu-szi-bar
8'. 1(asz@c) nu ku3-{d}nansze
9'. dumu-ni nu
10'. usz2 {d}nansze-x-[x]
11'. a-ru-a sanga [...]
12'. usz2 ur-e2-[...]
13'. dumu [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. e2-en-gal2-ba-mu szabra
2'. usz2 lugal-sza3-la2 dumu-ni
3'. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin HU-gesz#?
4'. dumu i-ni-im-gur#?
5'. gu4-KU en#?-u4-[...]
6'. dumu sza3?-ba-na#? [...]
7'. dumu sza3?-na? [...]
8'. {gesz}kiri6 [...]
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reverse
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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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  • primary: MVN 2, 282

    [Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: MAH 16084
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:36:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:13:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:44:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 282 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113581.
MVN 02, 282 artifact entry (No. P113581). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113581
MVN 02, 282 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113581 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 282 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113581},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113581
LB  - CDLI:P113581
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 282 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113581
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 282 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113581.
MVN 02, 282 artifact entry (No. P113581). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113581
MVN 02, 282 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113581 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 282 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113581},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113581
LB  - CDLI:P113581
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MVN 02, 282 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113581
ER  - 
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