MVN 04, 039 (P113991)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

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Museum Collection(s)

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

IB 051

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. ki lu2-gir2-nun-ta
4. mu ur-{d}nansze ka-guru7#-sze3
reverse
1. lu2-e2#-[a]
2. szu ba-ti
3. e2#-duru5 sa12-du5#-ta
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
5. mu# us2-sa ur#-bi2-[lum]{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. e2-duru5 sa12-du5-ta
  blank space
3. ki lu2-gir2-nun-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-e2-a
5. mu ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6-sze3
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. lu2#-e2-a
2. sukkal# kas4# ki#-tusz#-da#-sal4#-[la{ki}]
3. dumu# ur#-esz3#-lil2#-la2#

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 4, 39

    [Cagni1976MVN4] Cagni, Luigi, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1976. La Collezione Del Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Roma; La Collezione Della Collegiata Dei SS. Pietro e Orso, Aosta. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 4. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IB 051
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.06.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: AS03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-01 at 17:27:14 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-07-25 at 13:41:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-06-14 at 12:02:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002853 (composite) (P455563) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113991.
MVN 04, 039 artifact entry (No. P113991). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113991
MVN 04, 039 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113991 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113991
LB  - CDLI:P113991
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - MVN 04, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113991
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113991.
MVN 04, 039 artifact entry (No. P113991). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113991
MVN 04, 039 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113991 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113991
LB  - CDLI:P113991
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - MVN 04, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113991
ER  - 
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