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MVN 07, 405 (P115257)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 08009

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. 1(disz) tug2 aktum us2
2. ur-nigar{gar}
3. 1(disz) tug2 |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS| us2
4. ur-ga2
5. e2-lu2-ur-sze3
6. 3(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 us2
7. 3(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 us2
8. 2(u) tug2 bar-dul5
9. ur-mes#
reverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 [...]
2. 7(disz) tug2 aktum us2#
3. lu2-du-[...]
1 line blank
4. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
5. giri3 ensi2
6. ur-esz3-lil2-la2 szu ba-ti
7. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
8. mu ma2 {d}nin-lil2-ke4 us2-sa

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 7, 405

[Pettinato1978MVN7] Pettinato, Giovanni, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1978. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte II: La. 7601-8200. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 7. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: ITT 4, 8009

[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 08009
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.09.08.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:39:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:18:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:31	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 (021475) (021475)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115257.

MVN 07, 405 artifact entry (No. P115257). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115257

MVN 07, 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115257 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115257},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115257
LB  - CDLI:P115257
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - MVN 07, 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115257
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 405 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115257.

MVN 07, 405 artifact entry (No. P115257). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115257

MVN 07, 405 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115257 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 405 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115257},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115257
LB  - CDLI:P115257
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - MVN 07, 405 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115257
ER  -