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MVN 09, 131 (P115774)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

EAH 00143

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(disz)# sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam
3. en-um-mi dumu nu-banda3
4. lu2 mar-sa sukkal-mah-sze3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 dabin
6. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
7. 1(disz) dug dida du
8. 5(disz) sila3 dabin kaskal#?-sze3
9. puzur4-a-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) <sila3> zi3 [(x)]
12. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 [(x)]
13. puzur4-a-bi2 lu2 {gesz}tukul#-gu-la#
reverse
1. [...]-ta [...]
2. [...] sila3# zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
3. x x x x sanga USZ
4. szuszin{ki#}-ta du-ni
5. 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin lugal
6. [...] 1(disz) gin2# i3-gesz u4 3(u)-kam
7. a#?-gu-a sukkal
8. x bala-e-de3 du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 dabin
10. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. bu3-a-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
12. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 dabin
14. 1(disz) id-gur2 [i3]
15. usz#-NE-[x]-isz# sukkal
16. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
left
1. x x x x

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

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 9, 131

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: EAH 00143
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2016-07-28 at 15:20:40	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:39:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:43	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (022498) (022498)
Electronic Babylonian Library (EAH.143) (EAH.143)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115774.

MVN 09, 131 artifact entry (No. P115774). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115774 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 09, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115774 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115774},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115774
LB  - CDLI:P115774
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 09, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115774
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115774.

MVN 09, 131 artifact entry (No. P115774). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115774 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 09, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115774 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MVN 09, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115774},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115774
LB  - CDLI:P115774
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 09, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115774
ER  -