MVN 05, 287 (P114507)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Postal Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Museum Collection(s)

National Postal Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

Yoshida —

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. na-na lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. 2(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz)# gin2 i3
6. lu2#-{d}inanna lu2 {gesz}tukul
7. 2(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. szu-ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. lugal-inim-du10 lu2 {gesz}tukul
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz [...]
2. 2(disz) gin2# [...]
3. x-[...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114507

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Postal Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number Yoshida —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029349

References

  • primary: MVN 5, 287

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

  • history: ASJ 10, p.243-263, p. 260 11

    [Yoshikawa1988tablets] Yoshikawa, Mamoru. 1988. “Sumerian Tablets in Japanese Private Collections (II).” Acta Sumerologica 10: 243–63.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-09-03 at 16:49:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:13 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, 287 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114507.
MVN 05, 287 artifact entry (No. P114507). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114507
MVN 05, 287 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114507 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 05, 287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114507},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114507
LB  - CDLI:P114507
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 05, 287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114507
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 287 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114507.
MVN 05, 287 artifact entry (No. P114507). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114507
MVN 05, 287 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114507 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 05, 287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114507},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114507
LB  - CDLI:P114507
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 05, 287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114507
ER  -
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