MVN 09, 042 (P115685)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
EAH 00043Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) u8
2. 1(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) kir11
4. 3(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 8(disz) masz2 sag
6. 7(disz) sila4-nita2 diri
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7. mu-kux(DU)
8. u8 udu-nita2
9. zi-ga
10. 1(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2
11. u8
12. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
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2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) gub-ba
3. szunigin 3(disz) ri-ri-ga
4. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) la2-ia3
5. si
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6. ur-ku3-nun
7. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) u8
2. 1(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) kir11
4. 3(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 8(disz) masz2 sag
6. 7(disz) sila4-nita2 diri
blank space
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. u8 udu-nita2
9. zi-ga
10. 1(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2
11. u8
12. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) gub-ba
3. szunigin 3(disz) ri-ri-ga
4. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) la2-ia3
5. si
blank space
6. ur-ku3-nun
7. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 9, 042
[Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: EAH 00043
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:39:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:18:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:41 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (022409) (022409)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (EAH.43) (EAH.43)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 09, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115685.
MVN 09, 042 artifact entry (No. P115685). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115685 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115685 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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