MVN 06, 296 (P114740)

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 07305

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] gur
4'. [...]-ba-me
5'. [...] sila3 [...]-ta
6'. [...]-ta
column 2
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1'. [...]-ta#
2'. [...]-ta#
3'. [...]-ta
4'. [...]-ta#
5'. [...] 1(disz) gurusz [...] 3(ban2)#-ta
6'. ug3-IL2-me
7'. 3(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)-ta
8'. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9'. iti 1(disz)-kam
10'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
11'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gur
12'. ug3-IL2-me
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. ug3-IL2-me
2'. 4(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)-ta
3'. 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
4'. 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
5'. geme2 kikken ug3-IL2
6'. sze-bi 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur e2 {d}szul-gi-me
7'. 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
8'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) 4(ban2)
9'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)
10'. 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4 3(ban2)
11'. e2-babbar2
  blank space
12'. sze-bi 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur
13'. iti 1(disz)-kam
14'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
15'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
16'. ug3-IL2-me
  blank space
17'. [...] AN#?-zu#?-bar-ra
column 4
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1'. ugula sanga {d}nansze#
2'. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
3'. 6(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) 5(ban2)-ta
4'. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)-ta
5'. 8(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
6'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 3(ban2)-ta
7'. ug3-IL2-me
8'. 6(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)-ta
9'. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
10'. 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
11'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
12'. 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
13'. geme2 kikken ug3-IL2-me
14'. sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15'. iti 1(disz)-kam
16'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
17'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(asz) gur
18'. ug3-IL2-me
column 5
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1'. ki lu2#-[...]
  blank space
2'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur#
  blank space
3'. ugula sanga {d}ga2-tum3-du10
4'. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5'. 4(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) 5(ban2)-ta
6'. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)-ta
7'. 4(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
8'. 4(disz) gurusz a2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 3(ban2)-ta
9'. 4(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
10'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
11'. 2(disz) gurusz szu-gi4 3(ban2)-ta
12'. ug3-IL2-me
13'. 3(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)-ta
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. iti ezem-{d}[szul-gi-ta]
2'. iti sze-il2-[la-sze3]
3'. iti 5(disz)-[kam]
4'. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) [x gur]
5'. dumu ba-usz2 [...]
  blank space
6'. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) [...]
7'. ugula sanga [...]
8'. 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-[ta]
9'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) [5(ban2)]
10'. 3(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)#-[ta]
11'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz) [...]
12'. 1(disz) gurusz a2 igi 4(disz)-[gal2]
13'. 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4# [...]
14'. 1(disz) [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] dumu# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)# [...]
3. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2)# [...]
4. iti 1(disz)-[kam]
5. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-[sze3]
6. sze-bi 2(u) [...]
7. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
8. sze-bi [...]
9. iti 1(disz)-[kam]
10. iti 1(u)-[sze3]
11. sze-bi 4(disz) [...]
  blank space
12. szunigin 2(u) [...]
  blank space
13. ugula [...]
14. 6(disz)# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. iti 1(disz)-[kam]
2. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
3. sze-bi 5(u) 2(asz) gur
4. ug3-IL2-me
5. 1(u) 4(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. iti 1(disz)-kam
9. iti 5(disz)-sze3
10. sze-bi 6(asz) 5(ban2) gur
11. dumu ba-usz2-me
  blank space
12. szunigin 5(u) 8(asz) 5(ban2) gur
  blank space
13. e2 nam-ha-ni
14. 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
15. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
16. iti 1(disz)-kam
17. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
18. sze#-bi 1(u)# [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
column 4
1. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) 5(ban2)
3. szunigin 3(gesz2) la2 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)
4. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz) 3(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz a2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
6. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
7. szunigin 5(u) la2 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
8. szunigin 5(u) la2 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
10. szunigin# [...] 2(disz) gurusz szu-gi4 3(ban2)
11. [...] 2(ban2)
12. [...] 1(ban2)
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column 5
  blank space
column 6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 6, 296

    [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, 7305

    [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.

  • citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 138 n, 144

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 07305
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.01.00, --.--.07.00, --.--.10.00, --.--.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: --.--.01.00 to --.--.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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
2009-06-03 at 10:16:30 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, 296 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114740.
MVN 06, 296 artifact entry (No. P114740). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114740
MVN 06, 296 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114740 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114740
LB  - CDLI:P114740
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - MVN 06, 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114740
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 06, 296 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114740.
MVN 06, 296 artifact entry (No. P114740). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114740
MVN 06, 296 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114740 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114740
LB  - CDLI:P114740
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - MVN 06, 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114740
ER  -
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