MVN 11, 035 (P116049)

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 1909.05.042

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 env.--grain, wages of hirelings)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-sze3
  blank space
3. sze erin2-na e2-duru5 ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
4. ki lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6-ta
5. giri3 na-ba-sa6
reverse
1. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti munu4-gu7
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2-u2-rum
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ki-tusz-lu2

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): 47.0 high × 41.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: MVN 11, 35

    [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 8, 69 HSM 6206

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.042
  • Accession No.: 06206

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:49 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 003930 (composite) (P456640) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, 035 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116049.
MVN 11, 035 artifact entry (No. P116049). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116049
MVN 11, 035 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116049 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116049},
}


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