MVN 09, 165 (P115808)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89075

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba “pisan dub-ba, udu gukkal gub-ba.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. udu gukkal gub-ba
 en: sheep, fat-tailed sheep stationed,
3. a-bi2-si2-im#-ti
 en: Abi-simti
4. ugula SI-a-a szusz3
 en: foreman Ši’aya, cattle manager,
5. udu ku-ba-tum nin
 en: sheep k. of the queen,
6. ugula i-zu-a-ri2-ik szusz3
 en: foreman Izu-arik, cattle manager,
7. udu e2-gal
 en: sheep of the palace,
8. ugula na-we-er-dingir
 en: foreman Nawer-ili,
reverse
1. nam-ha-ni szusz3
 en: Namḫani, cattle manager,
2. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
  blank space
3. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu,
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen# lugal uri5{ki}-ma#-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
 en: year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Martu wall ‘muriq-tidnim’ erected.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba “pisan dub-ba, udu gukkal gub-ba.”)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115808

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Museum Number KM 89075
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022532

References

  • primary: MVN 9, 165

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 194

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-07-01 at 16:29:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-10 at 10:59:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115808.
MVN 09, 165 artifact entry (No. P115808). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115808 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115808 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 09, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115808},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 09, 165 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115808.
MVN 09, 165 artifact entry (No. P115808). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115808 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 09, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115808 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 09, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115808
LB  - CDLI:P115808
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 09, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115808
ER  -
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