MVN 11, 008 (P116022)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--receipt of seed grain for a field.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 u2-kiszi17-sze3
  seal impression
3. i3-dub nin-nig2-erim2#-e#-ta#
4. sze [x] ensi2#-[ka?]
5. sza3 du-[...]
reverse
1. mu ab-ba-kal-[la-sze3]
2. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-[ti]
  blank space
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-an-na

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 45.0 wide × 31.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: lower portion cracked and flaking.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--receipt of seed grain for a field.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 8

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: MCS 6, 105 5

    [Fish1956MCS6] Fish, Thomas. 1956. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 6.

  • history: MCS 8, ,57

    [Fish1958MCS8] Fish, Thomas. 1958. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 8.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.005
  • Accession No.: 06169

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005008 (composite) (P457718) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116022.
MVN 11, 008 artifact entry (No. P116022). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116022
MVN 11, 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116022 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116022},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116022
LB  - CDLI:P116022
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - MVN 11, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116022
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116022.
MVN 11, 008 artifact entry (No. P116022). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116022
MVN 11, 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116022 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116022},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116022
LB  - CDLI:P116022
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - MVN 11, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116022
ER  -
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