MVN 06, 213 (P114668)

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 07217

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. 4(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 2(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
2. u4 8(disz)-sze3
3. zi3-bi 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 lugal
4. zi-ga
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... zi]-ga#
  some text moved to next line
2'. iti sze-il2-la
3'. [kiszib3] ensi2#
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.11.00 to 00.00.12.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006148 (composite) (P458858) S006148 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.38.06.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P114668

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 07217
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020378

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 213

    [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, 7217

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:21:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 16:00:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114668.
MVN 06, 213 artifact entry (No. P114668). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114668
MVN 06, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114668 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114668
LB  - CDLI:P114668
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MVN 06, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114668
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114668.
MVN 06, 213 artifact entry (No. P114668). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114668
MVN 06, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114668 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114668
LB  - CDLI:P114668
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MVN 06, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114668
ER  -
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