MVN 06, 294 (P114738)

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 07303

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
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ki nig2-[...]
3'. 7(disz) gu4 1(disz)
4'. sanga {d}ig-alim#
5'. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 e2 [...]
6'. ki ur-{d}lamma#
7'. 1(u) 4(disz) x [...]
8'. sanga {d}szul-gi# [...]
9'. 1(u) 1(disz) ansze NI [...]
10'. ki sanga {d}nin-[...]
11'. 2(disz) ansze a2# [...]
12'. giri3 szesz-[...]
13'. ki lu2-lagasz{ki#}-[ta]
14'. 1(u) 3(disz) [...]
15'. sanga {d}nansze#
16'. 5(disz) gu4 ki [...]
17'. 4(disz) gu4 ki [...]
18'. gu4 [...]
column 2
1. giri3 ur-x-x
2. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
3. 2(disz) eme3
4. 2(disz) dur3
5. 1(disz) eme3 1(disz)
6. 1(disz) eme3 amar ga
7. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 1(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
9. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
10. 1(disz) dur3
11. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
12. 1(disz) eme3 1(disz)
13. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
14. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
15. 8(disz) gu4 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
16. ur-{d}nin-lil2 i3-dab5
17. 7(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
18. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
19. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
20. 1(disz) eme3
21. 2(disz) dur3
22. 3(disz) dur3 1(disz)
23. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
24. 2(disz) eme3
25. 1(disz) dur3# [...]
26. 1(disz) eme3 amar#-[ga]
27. giri3 ur-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. apin-na ba-an-si
2. 1(disz) ansze i7# naga
3. ansze i3-bi2-za
4. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
5. kiszib3 du11-ga dumu du-du
6. ka5-a-mu kuruszda
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7. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
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8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gu4
9. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
10. zi-ga
11. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
12. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
13. 1(disz) eme3
14. 2(disz) dur3# [...]
15. kiszib3 ka5-[...]
16. 1(disz) ansze [...]
17. 1(disz) ansze [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. 1(disz) eme3#
2. 1(disz) dur3 1(disz)
3. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz)
4. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu
6. 1(disz) dur3 zi-gum2?
7. kiszib3 szu-gu-ub-ba
8. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sipa a-ru-a-ta
9. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
10. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
11. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
12. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
13. 3(disz) gu4 amar ga
14. kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
15. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
16. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
17. 2(disz) ab2 amar ga
18. 6(disz) gu4 amar ga
19. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu
20. 1(disz) dur3 1(disz)
21. kiszib3 lu2-hu-rim3{ki}
22. ur-{d}da-mu
23. ki lu2-hu-rim3{ki}-ta
24. 1(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
25. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
  blank space
26. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
27. 6(disz) ansze ki lugal-igi-husz-ta
28. [...] x x x
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(disz) gu4 e2-tur3-ta
2'. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
3'. 1(disz) gu4 a2 gul-la szesz-kal-la
4'. 1(disz) gu4 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lugal-igi-husz-ta
5'. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal nu-banda3-gu4
6'. 3(u) 6(disz) ansze i3-bi2-za
7'. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
8'. 2(disz) ansze a2 gul-la giri3 ur-mes
9'. sanga {d}gesz#-bar#-e3
10'. 6(disz) gu4 ki nig2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11'. ur-mes e2 szabra
12'. 2(disz) gu4 a2 gul-la ki szesz-kal-la-ta
13'. sanga {d}dumu-zi
14'. 3(disz) gu4 e2-tur3
15'. sanga {d}nin-dar-a
  blank space
16'. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) gu4
17'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ansze
18'. gub-ba ki szabra-ne
  blank space
19'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) gu4
20'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) ansze
  blank space
21'. nig2-ka9-ak ka la2-a gu4 ansze na-gab2-tum
22'. szabra-ne
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 294

    [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, 7303

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 07303
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:38:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:04 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, 294 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114738.
MVN 06, 294 artifact entry (No. P114738). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114738
MVN 06, 294 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114738 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114738},
}


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