MVN 06, 243 (P114696)

Administrative tablet 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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07249

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3 e2-kikken2 x [...]
3. 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 x [...]
4. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 szah2
7. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}nansze
8. 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [...]
9. kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
3. 4(barig) dabin kiszib3 nam-ha-ni szabra#
4. gur-ta 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ba-ra-tur
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 igi 1(gesz2)-gal2
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szah2
7. la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) [...]
8. [...] nig2-gu7 KA-x
9. nig2-ka9-ak ha-ba-lu5-ge2
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 243

    [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, 7249

    [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: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.143-150, p. 147

    [Gomi1996difference] Gomi, Tohru. 1996. “On Various Expressions for ‘Difference’ in Neo-Sumerian Texts.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 143–50.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114696.
MVN 06, 243 artifact entry (No. P114696). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114696
MVN 06, 243 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114696 (Accessed: October 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114696
LB  - CDLI:P114696
M1  - 2025/10/16/
TI  - MVN 06, 243 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114696.
MVN 06, 243 artifact entry (No. P114696). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114696
MVN 06, 243 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114696 (Accessed: October 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114696
LB  - CDLI:P114696
M1  - 2025/10/16/
TI  - MVN 06, 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114696
ER  - 
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