MVN 08, 168 (P115559)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 043734,a-b

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SI.A-a archive)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-[x]
2. masz2-bi LAGAB#
3. a-da#-lal3# nagar
4. i3-de6
5. ki SI-A-a-ta
6. nam-zi#-tar-ra
7. szu# ba#-ti
8. a-da#-lal3 nagar
9. nig2-x-su4#?
10. igi [...]
11. kiszib3#? BAD-[...]
12. NI x [...]
13. i-lu-su2-na-da#
14. ku3-la2 [x]
15. i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar [x]
16. igi bur-x x lu2 kas4
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] i-a-[x]
3. [...] x
4. igi# [...]
5. igi# [...]
6. igi#
  blank space
7. mu {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 8, 168

    [Calvot1979MVN8] Calvot, Danielle, Fawzi Rashid, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1979. Textes Économiques de Ṣelluš-Dagan Du Musée Du Louvre et Du Collège de France; Testi Economici Dell’Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 8. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • citation: Steinkeller, Security for debt (2001), p. 58 no. 11

    [Steinkeller2001security] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “The Ur III Period.” In Security for Debt in Ancient Near Eastern Law, edited by Raymond Westbrook and Richard Jasnow, 9:47–62. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: IM 043734,a-b
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  • Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    modern Wilayah ?

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-06-14 at 11:34:07 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 08, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115559.
MVN 08, 168 artifact entry (No. P115559). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115559
MVN 08, 168 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115559 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115559
LB  - CDLI:P115559
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - MVN 08, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115559
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 08, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115559.
MVN 08, 168 artifact entry (No. P115559). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115559
MVN 08, 168 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115559 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115559
LB  - CDLI:P115559
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - MVN 08, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115559
ER  - 
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