MVN 10, 153 (P115923)
Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque de Versailles, Versailles, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Bibliothèque de Versailles, Versailles, FranceMuseum Number
BV 18Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz)
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 7(disz) szu-si dagal min
3. 1(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 gid2
4. 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-si gid2 min
5. e2-bi 1(disz) sar 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 sze
6. nig2-sa10-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 8(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. ki szesz-da-da-ta
4. ma-ba-e szu# ba-ti
5. ib2-tak4 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. u3 1(asz) sze gur
7. ki# szesz-da-da
8. iti# du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
9. mu gu-za ku3-babbar {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-ma
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz)
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 7(disz) szu-si dagal min
3. 1(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 gid2
4. 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-si gid2 min
5. e2-bi 1(disz) sar 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 sze
6. nig2-sa10-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 8(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. ki szesz-da-da-ta
4. ma-ba-e szu# ba-ti
5. ib2-tak4 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. u3 1(asz) sze gur
7. ki# szesz-da-da
8. iti# du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
9. mu gu-za ku3-babbar {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-ma
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 10, 153
[Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: BV 18
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.07.17
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:46 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023251) (023251)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MVN 10, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115923.
MVN 10, 153 artifact entry (No. P115923). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115923
MVN 10, 153 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115923 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).
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