MVN 11, 016 (P116030)

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 1909.05.013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: one person takes the son of a prostitute (PN dumu... geme2-kar-kid-ak... pn2.. i3-dab5))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-e3
2. dumu nin-ki-sza-ra geme2 kar!-ke3
3. e2-gal-ta
4. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah i3-dab5
reverse
  blank space
1. iti amar-a-a-si
2. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-e3
2. dumu nin-ki-sza-ra geme2 kar-{ke4}ke3
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu nam-mah

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 33.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: one person takes the son of a prostitute (PN dumu... geme2-kar-kid-ak... pn2.. i3-dab5))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 16

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.013
  • Accession No.: 06177

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.10.00
  • Alternative Years: AS06
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-06 at 15:06:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005005 (composite) (P457715) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

P116030 leadP116030 lead

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116030.
MVN 11, 016 artifact entry (No. P116030). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116030
MVN 11, 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116030 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116030},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116030
LB  - CDLI:P116030
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 11, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116030
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116030.
MVN 11, 016 artifact entry (No. P116030). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116030
MVN 11, 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116030 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116030},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116030
LB  - CDLI:P116030
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 11, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116030
ER  -
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