MVN 11, 041 (P116055)

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 1909.05.057

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a leatherworker receives grain and hide in the place kinunir)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. zi3 a-gar kusz udu ba-usz2
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ur-{d}lamma aszgab
5. szu ba-ti
6. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
reverse
  blank space
1. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. zi3 a-gar kusz udu ba-usz2
  blank space
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ur-{d}lamma aszgab
5. szu ba-ti
6. kiszib3 du11-ga-zi-da
7. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
reverse
1. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. du11-ga-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. ARAD2-zu

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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): 44.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: complete; the envelope to this tablet is also preserved--see records for b & c
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: a leatherworker receives grain and hide in the place kinunir)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 41

    [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, 55 HSM 6221

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.057
  • Accession No.: 06221

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:43 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 006133 (composite) (P458843) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)

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CDLI Notes:

P116055 leadP116055 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MVN 11, 041 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116055.
MVN 11, 041 artifact entry (No. P116055). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116055
MVN 11, 041 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116055 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116055},
}


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