MVN 06, 305 (P114748)

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 07315

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] su [...] lu2
2'. [...] 4(u) 8(disz)
3'. zi#-ga
1 line blank
4'. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
5'. 3(gesz2) 3(u) erin2
6'. sza3-bi-ta
7'. 2(u) 3(disz) gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
8'. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-ta
9'. 3(gesz2) [...] 1(u) la2 1(disz)
calculation: 23 x 3 + 14 x 8 = 181 !
10'. zi#-[...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. zi-ga
2'. la2-ia3 [...]
1 line blank
3'. sanga {d}[...]
4'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) [...]
5'. 3(u) 2(disz) [...]
6'. 4(u) 7(disz) e2# {d}dumu#-zi#
7'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) erin2
8'. sza3-bi-ta
9'. 1(u) 6(disz) gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
10'. 3(disz) [...] gu4#-gesz-ur3 2(disz)-ta
11'. [...] gu4# ki-duru5 8(disz)#-ta
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz)# gu4# [...]
2'. 2(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-[ta]
3'. 4(u) 7(disz) ki sanga {d}[nin]-gesz-zi-da
4'. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz)
5'. [zi]-ga
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 5(u) 2(disz) [...]
2'. 1(u) 5(disz) ug3#?-[IL2 ...]
3'. 1(gesz2) 2(disz)# [...] 5(u) [...]
4'. sza3#-bi#-ta#
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) sza3-bi-ta
2. 8(disz) gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 2(disz)
4. 6(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-ta
5. 5(u) 6(disz) ki ur-mes szabra#?
6. 2(gesz2) 1(u) erin2
7. zi-[ga]
8. diri 4(disz) [... szum2]-mu#
9. e2 nam-ha-ni
10. 4(u) 3(disz) erin2 sza3-bi-ta
11. 4(disz) gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
12. 2(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-ta
13. 1(u) 5(disz) ki ur-mes szabra#?
14. 4(u) 3(disz)
15. zi-[ga ...]
column 3
1. [...] ki
2. [...] libir
3. [...] {d}ig-alim
4. 4(u) 6(disz)
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 6(disz) gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
7. 5(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-ta
8. 5(u) 8(disz) erin2
9. zi-ga
10. [la2]-ia3 1(u) 6(disz) szum2-mu
11. sanga ba-gara2
12. 5(u) 2(disz) erin2 sza3-bi-ta
13. 2(disz)# gu4-numun 3(disz)-ta
14. 1(disz) gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)-ta
15. 3(u) 4(disz) ki sanga ba-gara2
16. 2(disz) ki sanga uru11{ki}
17. 5(u)
18. zi-ga
19. diri 2(disz) bur2
20. sanga {d}ig-alim
21. 3(u)# erin2 sza3-bi-ta
22. [x] gu4-numun 3(disz)-[ta]
23. [x] gu4 ki-duru5 8(disz)#-ta
24. [...] x [...]
left
column 1
1. [...] 3(disz)-ta
column 2
1. [... ki]-duru5 8(disz)-ta
2. 2(u) 2(disz)
column 3
1. sanga {d}inanna
2. erin2 ha-la-a
column 4

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
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 6, 305

[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, 7315

[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: ASJ 4, p.85-127, p. 103 n. 11

[Maekawa1982agricultural-2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (II).” Acta Sumerologica 4: 85–127.

(as MVN 7, 305)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 07315
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-05-29 at 18:22:09	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2014-05-04 at 09:05:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-17 at 17:16:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:38:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:18:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (020470) (020470)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20120417 englund: cp. Maekawa, BSA 01, 074, 082

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 305 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114748.

MVN 06, 305 artifact entry (No. P114748). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114748

MVN 06, 305 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114748 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114748},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114748
LB  - CDLI:P114748
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - MVN 06, 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114748
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 06, 305 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114748.

MVN 06, 305 artifact entry (No. P114748). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114748

MVN 06, 305 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114748 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 06, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114748},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114748
LB  - CDLI:P114748
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - MVN 06, 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114748
ER  -