MVN 06, 176 (P114631)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07179

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. erin2 nu-uru4-me
5. ki ad-da-mu
reverse
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. szu ba-ti
3. nu-banda3 ku-li
  1 line blank
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. [erin2] nu-uru4-me
2'. ga2-nun gesz-ta
3'. ki ad-da-mu-ta
4'. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma [...] nu-banda3 ku-li
5'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
reverse
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku-li
4. nu-banda3

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 004996 (composite) (P457706) S004996 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114631

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 07179
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020341

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 176

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: ITT 4, 7179

    [Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: RA 55 (pp. 135-146), 141 53

    [Lambert1961RA55] Lambert, Maurice. 1961. “LA VIE ÉCONOMIQUE D’UN QUARTIER DE LAGASH (ÉPOQUE DE LA III e DYNASTIE D’UR) (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 55: 135–46.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:38:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 176 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114631.
MVN 06, 176 artifact entry (No. P114631). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114631
MVN 06, 176 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114631 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114631},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114631
LB  - CDLI:P114631
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MVN 06, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114631
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 176 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114631.
MVN 06, 176 artifact entry (No. P114631). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114631
MVN 06, 176 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114631 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114631},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114631
LB  - CDLI:P114631
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MVN 06, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114631
ER  -
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