MVN 09, 060 (P115703)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

EAH 00061

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) dusu zu2-lum 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lugal-ta
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) 8(disz) dusu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. kab2 nu-du11-ga
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) {gesz}haszhur gur
6. 5(disz) dusu gesztin 1(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. ki gu2-u3-mu-ta
2. ma2-u4-zal-la
3. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
  blank space
4. iti szu-numun
5. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) dusu zu2-lum 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. 1(asz) 4(barig) {gesz}haszhur gur
3. 5(disz) dusu gesztin 1(ban2)-ta
4. ki gu2-u3-mu-ta
  blank space
reverse
1. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
2. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
  blank space
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. iti szu-numun
5. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
2. ur-[{d}lamma]
3. sza3?-[tam?]
  edition has di-[ku5]
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006168 (composite) (P458878) S006168 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.05.-- (us2 year), Amar-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P115703

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number EAH 00061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022427
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) EAH.61

References

  • primary: MVN 9, 060

    [Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:29:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-02-02 at 10:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:18:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115703.
MVN 09, 060 artifact entry (No. P115703). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115703 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115703 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115703},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115703
LB  - CDLI:P115703
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 09, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115703
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 09, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115703.
MVN 09, 060 artifact entry (No. P115703). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115703 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115703 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115703},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115703
LB  - CDLI:P115703
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 09, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115703
ER  -
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