MVN 05, 261 (P114481)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harding-Smith, unlocated (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Harding-Smith, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Harding-Smith

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
2. puzur4-asz-gi4 <sze>-sze3 gen-<na>
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. sza-al-mah sukkal
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. wa-u2-e elam
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
10. szu-na-gar3 lu2 {gesz}tukul
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. u2-ar-di3-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
13. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
reverse
1. sze-li-ib {gesz}u3-suh5-sze3 gen-na
2. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. nu-ur2-zu gurdub2-sze3 gen-na
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3>
5. lu2-dingir-ra i7-da? gub-ba
6. 5(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 kasz ninda-sze3 gen-na
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. nu-ur2-i3-li2 zu2-si-sze3 gen-na
9. 5(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 hu-bu7{+bu}
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) gin2 <i3>
11. aga3-us2 ansze szabra-sze3
12. u4 4(disz)-kam
left
1. iti sze-gur10 ku5

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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
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Nisaba 33, 1138

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

  • history: MVN 5, 261

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Harding-Smith
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-04-20 at 10:51:08 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2019-11-08 at 16:56:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:20:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-05 at 18:10:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 05, 261 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P114481.
MVN 05, 261 artifact entry (No. P114481). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114481 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114481 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {MVN 05, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114481},
}


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