MVN 09, 135 (P115778)
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 00147Period
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. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. il-mi-di3 sukkal
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin sza3-iri
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin kaskal-sze3
6. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
7. giri3 il-mi-di3 sukkal
8. szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni
9. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam u4 2(disz)-kam
sic
10. a-na-ti szesz lukur
11. u3 gu-ub-si ad-kup4
12. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du#-ni
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [...]
2. lugal-ug3-[e? ...] x [...]
3. ki-masz{ki}-ta [...]
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3#-iri#
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
6. nu-ur2-{d}suen sukkal
7. 2(barig) 1(ban2) dabin lugal sza3-iri
8. 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
9. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
10. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen sukkal
11. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ur-na-na u3#-kul
13. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
14. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. il-mi-di3 sukkal
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin sza3-iri
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin kaskal-sze3
6. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
7. giri3 il-mi-di3 sukkal
8. szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni
9. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam u4 2(disz)-kam
sic
10. a-na-ti szesz lukur
11. u3 gu-ub-si ad-kup4
12. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du#-ni
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [...]
2. lugal-ug3-[e? ...] x [...]
3. ki-masz{ki}-ta [...]
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3#-iri#
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
6. nu-ur2-{d}suen sukkal
7. 2(barig) 1(ban2) dabin lugal sza3-iri
8. 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
9. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
10. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen sukkal
11. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ur-na-na u3#-kul
13. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
14. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 9, 135
[Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: EAH 00147
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:39:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:43 | 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 (022502) (022502)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (EAH.147) (EAH.147)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 09, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115778.
MVN 09, 135 artifact entry (No. P115778). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115778 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115778 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).
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