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MVN 07, 581 (P115381)

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 08189

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. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze gu4 udu
3. ki lu2-nigin6{ki}-ta
4. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 kuruszda
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
3. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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, 581

[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, 8189

[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 08189
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.06.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.38.12.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.38.06.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.38.12.00 (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:39:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:18:42	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 (021648) (021648)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 07, 581 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115381.

MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (No. P115381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115381

MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115381 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115381
LB  - CDLI:P115381
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 07, 581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115381
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 07, 581 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115381.

MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (No. P115381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115381

MVN 07, 581 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115381 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 07, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115381
LB  - CDLI:P115381
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 07, 581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115381
ER  -