MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. (P114408)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK

Museum Number

DUROM 1986.11.1 & DUROM 1986.11.2

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 fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
 en: 2 gur 1 barig barley
2. 2(barig) ziz2
 en: (and) 2 barig emmer,
3. sze dab5-ba
 en: seized grain
4. a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-tur3-su3
 en: (from) the field Baba-tursu,
5. giri3 lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
 en: via Lugal-Niginše,
6. ur-{d}su4-an-na
 en: Ur-Su’ana
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received (it)
2. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu;
  blank space
  blank space
3. mu-us2-sa na-ru2-a
 en: year after “Stele.”
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
 en: 2 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure),
2. 2(barig) ziz2
 en: (and) 2 barig emmer,
3. sze dab5-ba a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-tur3-su3
 en: seized grain (from) the field Baba-tursu,
  blank space
  seal impression
4. giri3 lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
 en: via Lugal-Niginše,
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}su4-an-na
 en: under seal of Ur-Su’ana;
reverse
1. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu;
2. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen! lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
 en: year after “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great Stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected.”
  EN-SU
seal 1
1. ur-{d}su4-an-na
 en: Ur-Su’ana,
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe,
3. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
 en: son (of) Lu-Gešbare.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005293 (composite) (P458003) S005293 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P114408 leadP114408 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114408

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK
Museum Number DUROM 1986.11.1 & DUROM 1986.11.2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020975

References

  • primary: MVN 5, 188

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: Such-Gutiérrez, §2.36

    [Such-Gutiérrez2015Oriental] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2015. “The Texts from the 3rd Millennium BC at the Oriental Museum, University of Durham (England).” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2015 (3).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-22 at 13:47:09 Durham, Madelyn Artifact metadata, Other metadata Durham, Madelyn Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-08 at 09:05:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-08 at 09:03:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-03-13 at 14:22:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-05-12 at 18:25:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:15:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:10 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 188 & Unp. Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P114408.
MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry (No. P114408). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114408 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114408 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 23},
	title = {MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114408},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 188 & Unp. Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P114408.
MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry (No. P114408). (2026, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114408 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114408 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 23},
	title = {MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P114408
LB  - CDLI:P114408
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - MVN 05, 188 & unp. frag. artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114408
ER  -
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