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MVN 06, 199 (P114654)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07203

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. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal szah2
1 line blank
3. ga2-nun SZID-ta
4. ki ad-da-mu-ta
5. kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
1 line blank
2. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. ab-ba-iri

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 6, 199

[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, 7203

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 07203
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.03.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:38:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:17:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:16	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (020364) (020364)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002384 (composite) (P455094)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 199 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114654.

MVN 06, 199 artifact entry (No. P114654). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114654

MVN 06, 199 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114654 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114654
LB  - CDLI:P114654
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - MVN 06, 199 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114654
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 199 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114654.

MVN 06, 199 artifact entry (No. P114654). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114654

MVN 06, 199 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114654 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114654
LB  - CDLI:P114654
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - MVN 06, 199 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114654
ER  -