MVN 11, 067 (P116081)

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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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.163

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: estimate of yields of various fields)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. a-sza3 un-sa6-ga
3. 1(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
4. 2(bur3) GAN2 bala-a
5. a-sza3 nin-ab-sin2
6. 1(disz) gu4 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. a-sza3 {gesz}balag
8. 1(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
9. a-sza3 durux(U3)-du10-kux(KWU147)
10. 2(disz) gu4 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
2. 1(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a
4. a-sza3 a-sal4-{d}ba-ba6
5. 5(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
6. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) gur bala-a
7. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
8. 3(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
9. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta bala-a
10. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir
11. 3(disz) gu4 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
12. 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
13. a-sza3 nin-zi-iri-na
14. szunigin 2(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
16. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta bala-a
17. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-numun gur
18. ugula sanga {d}ig-alim mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 43.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • primary: MVN 11, 67

    [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, 68 HSM 6327

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

  • history: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 180

    [Maekawa1995agricultural-10] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1995. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (X).” Acta Sumerologica 17: 175–231.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.163
  • Accession No.: 06327

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:45:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:50 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, 067 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116081.
MVN 11, 067 artifact entry (No. P116081). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116081
MVN 11, 067 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116081 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116081},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116081
LB  - CDLI:P116081
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - MVN 11, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116081
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 067 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116081.
MVN 11, 067 artifact entry (No. P116081). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116081
MVN 11, 067 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116081 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116081},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116081
LB  - CDLI:P116081
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - MVN 11, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116081
ER  -
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