MVN 06, 214 (P114669)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07218

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. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a-a-bad3
3. 6(disz) s,a-lum
4. ra2-gaba-me
5. ga2-nun gesz-ta
reverse
1. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
2. szu ba-an-ti-esz2
3. lu2-{d}szul-gi maszkim
4. nu-banda3 en-igi-ni-ib2-zu
5. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ga2-nun gesz]-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
2'. kiszib3 en-igi-ni-ib2-zu
reverse
  broken
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. en-igi-ni-ib2-zu
  blank space
2. ARAD2-zu

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 006136 (composite) (P458846) S006136 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.37.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.03.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P114669

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 07218
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020379

References

  • primary: MVN 6, 214

    [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, 7218

    [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
2022-05-01 at 10:06:52 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 12:30:29 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
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, 214 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114669.
MVN 06, 214 artifact entry (No. P114669). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114669
MVN 06, 214 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114669 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114669},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114669
LB  - CDLI:P114669
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 06, 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114669
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 214 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114669.
MVN 06, 214 artifact entry (No. P114669). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114669
MVN 06, 214 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114669 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114669},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114669
LB  - CDLI:P114669
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 06, 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114669
ER  -
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