MVN 11, 066 (P116080)

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 1909.05.159

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: emmer, a delivery (mu-DU) is distributed to named persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur lugal
2. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
3. 2(asz) na-silim
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
5. 2(asz) ba-zi!-ge
6. 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-dun
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-sa6-ga
  blank space
8. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
9. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. ziz2 a-sza3 {gesz}balag?
2. iti munu4-gu7
  blank space
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi

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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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 42.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: emmer, a delivery (mu-DU) is distributed to named persons)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MVN 11, 66

    [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, ,107 13 HSM 6323

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.159
  • Accession No.: 06323

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.05.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-04 at 14:07:01 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 066 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116080.
MVN 11, 066 artifact entry (No. P116080). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116080
MVN 11, 066 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116080 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116080},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116080
LB  - CDLI:P116080
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - MVN 11, 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116080
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 066 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116080.
MVN 11, 066 artifact entry (No. P116080). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116080
MVN 11, 066 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116080 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116080},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116080
LB  - CDLI:P116080
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - MVN 11, 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116080
ER  - 
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