MVN 10, 242 (P116009)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Béghin, Versailles, France

Museum Number

CB 14

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. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. ki ba-zi-ta
3. ur-mes
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
  blank space
1. mu en-unu6#-gal-an-na en# {d}nanna ba-[hun]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116009

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Béghin, Versailles, France
Museum Number CB 14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023337

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 242

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

  • history: RA 73, p.23-35, p. 31 32

    [Durand1979textes] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1979. “Textes de Collections Diverses.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 73: 23–35.

  • history: OrAnt 18, p.227-239, p. 238 18

    [Grégoire1979documents] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1979. “Quelques Nouveaux Documents Économiques Cunéiformes Provenant de l’ancienne Collection Allotte de La Fuÿe.” Oriens Antiquus 18: 227–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116009.
MVN 10, 242 artifact entry (No. P116009). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116009
MVN 10, 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116009 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116009
LB  - CDLI:P116009
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - MVN 10, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116009
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116009.
MVN 10, 242 artifact entry (No. P116009). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116009
MVN 10, 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116009 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116009
LB  - CDLI:P116009
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - MVN 10, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116009
ER  -
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