MVN 06, 189 (P114644)

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 07193

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. 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. [sze]-bi# 2(asz) 3(ban2) [gur]
  1 line blank
3. erin2 nu-uru4-me
4. ki ad-da-mu-[ta]
5. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra#
reverse
1. nu-banda3 na-[ba-sa6]
2. giri3 lugal-[...]
  1 line blank
3. iti ezem-{d}[...]
4. [mu] us2-sa# [...]
envelope
obverse
1. [7(disz) gurusz 1(barig)] 3(ban2) [sze lugal-ta]
2. [sze-bi 2(asz) 3(ban2)] gur
3. [erin2 nu]-uru4#-me
4. [ki ad]-da-mu-ta
reverse
1. lu2-dingir-ra-ke4
2. [szu ba]-ti#
  rest broken
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
3. dub-sar

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 002799 (composite) (P455509) S002799 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114644

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 07193
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020354

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 189

    [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, 7193

    [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 43

    [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
2021-07-25 at 18:34:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:59 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, 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114644.
MVN 06, 189 artifact entry (No. P114644). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114644
MVN 06, 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114644 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114644
LB  - CDLI:P114644
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 06, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114644
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114644.
MVN 06, 189 artifact entry (No. P114644). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114644
MVN 06, 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114644 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114644
LB  - CDLI:P114644
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 06, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114644
ER  -
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