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

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)

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005008 (composite) (P457718) S005008 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116022

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
lower portion cracked and flaking.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.005
Accession Number 06169

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024137

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:09 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 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: October 24, 2026).
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	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  - 2026/10/24/
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: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	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  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MVN 11, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116022
ER  -
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