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MVN 07, 552 (P115360)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 08160

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. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki i3-kal-la-ta
3. sze udu-sze3
4. mu ba-zi-sze3
5. lu2 mar-sa
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. gur-bi su-su-dam
3. ga2-nun uru11{ki}-ta
1 line blank
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

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, 552

[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, 8160

[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 08160
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.35.05.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:39:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:18:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:34	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 (021619) (021619)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 07, 552 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115360.

MVN 07, 552 artifact entry (No. P115360). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115360

MVN 07, 552 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115360 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115360},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P115360
M1  - 2026/2/13/
TI  - MVN 07, 552 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 07, 552 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115360.

MVN 07, 552 artifact entry (No. P115360). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115360

MVN 07, 552 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115360 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115360},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115360
LB  - CDLI:P115360
M1  - 2026/2/13/
TI  - MVN 07, 552 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115360
ER  -