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MVN 10, 164 (P115931)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Municipale, La Rochelle, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Municipale, La Rochelle, France

Museum Number

LR 07

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 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. {d#}nanna#-masz#-su# lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz)# i3-gesz id-gur2
6. puzur4#-er3-ra sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. i3-li2-{d}lamma sukkal#
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 1(disz)# i3-gesz id-gur2
reverse
1. sza3#!-zi sukkal
2. [n] 3(barig)#? kasz dida gur lugal#
3. 3(ban2)# dabin# lugal
4. 2/3(disz)# sila3 i3
5. elam# szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4# szu# ba-ti
6. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz)# i3-gesz id#-gur2#
8. lu2# lugal-nir-gal2 sukkal
9. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10. [1(disz)] i3#-gesz# id#-gur2#
11. [i3]-ti#-a sukkal
12. [...]{ki#}-ta# u3# nibru#{ki#}-ta#
left
1. iti# munu4#-gu7#

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

Bibliothèque Municipale, La Rochelle, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 10, 164

[Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: LR 07
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.05.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-07-04 at 08:35:54	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:20:44	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-24 at 12:11:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:40:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:18:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 18:48:41	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023259) (023259)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115931.

MVN 10, 164 artifact entry (No. P115931). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115931

MVN 10, 164 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115931 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115931
LB  - CDLI:P115931
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - MVN 10, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115931
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 164 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115931.

MVN 10, 164 artifact entry (No. P115931). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115931

MVN 10, 164 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115931 (Accessed: February 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115931
LB  - CDLI:P115931
M1  - 2026/2/14/
TI  - MVN 10, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115931
ER  -