MVN 11, 062 (P116076)

Administrative tablet 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 1909.05.147

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of distribution of 28 shekels of silver which didn't go out from the city? (ku3 uru-ta nu-e3) in the temple of Ninmarki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nu-ta
3. 4(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
4. ki lu2-ma2-gur8-ra dumu ur-nig2-ta
5. 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3
6. ki sila4-mu-ta
7. 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3
8. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
9. 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3
10. ki ur-sukkal dumu ma-ni#-ta#
reverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 sa10 [ku3]
2. ki du-du-[ta]
3. 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3
4. ki sukkal-di-de3-ta
5. sa10 ku3 ki ur-{d}esz3-he-nun-ta
6. 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3
7. ki ur-{d}da-mu-ta
8. szunigin 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. ku3 iri-ta nu-e3
10. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. giri3 ur-sag-gul-la
12. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 47.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- cracked. rev.-- top right gouged; long tablet
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of distribution of 28 shekels of silver which didn't go out from the city? (ku3 uru-ta nu-e3) in the temple of Ninmarki)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 62

    [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 3, 6 HSM 6311

    [Fish1953MCS3] Fish, Thomas. 1953. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 3.

  • citation: ASJ 10, p.37-94, p. 65

    [Maekawa1988labor] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1988. “New Texts on the Collective Labor Service of the Erín-People of Ur III Girsu.” Acta Sumerologica 10: 37–94.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.147
  • Accession No.: 06311

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-04 at 14:03:58 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:09 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
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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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 062 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116076.
MVN 11, 062 artifact entry (No. P116076). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116076
MVN 11, 062 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116076 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116076},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116076},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116076
LB  - CDLI:P116076
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - MVN 11, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116076
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 062 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116076.
MVN 11, 062 artifact entry (No. P116076). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116076
MVN 11, 062 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116076 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116076},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116076},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116076
LB  - CDLI:P116076
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - MVN 11, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116076
ER  -
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