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MVN 06, 254 (P114703)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07261

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. gur zabar gar-ra-ta
3. ki ur-dun-ta
4. lu2 lunga lugal-ke4
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
2. i3-dub e2-duru5-ur-li-ta
3. iti munu4-gu7
4. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3

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
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 6, 254

[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, 7261

[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 07261
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.05.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 15:20:08	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:38:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:18:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:17	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (020419) (020419)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 254 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114703.

MVN 06, 254 artifact entry (No. P114703). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114703

MVN 06, 254 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114703 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114703},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114703
LB  - CDLI:P114703
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - MVN 06, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114703
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 254 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114703.

MVN 06, 254 artifact entry (No. P114703). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114703

MVN 06, 254 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114703 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114703},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114703
LB  - CDLI:P114703
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - MVN 06, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114703
ER  -