MVN 11, 073 (P116087)

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 1909.05.174

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of grain expenditures for the rations (pad-ra) of the farmers of the temple of Gatumdug, etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 5(u) 3(asz) gur
4. sze szuku-ra engar e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-sze3
5. kiszib3 nu-tuku
6. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ba-a-a
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur
8. kiszib3 nu-tuku
reverse
1. lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
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2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) gur
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. nig2-ka9 i3-dub a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
6. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-bi
7. mu <{d}amar>-{d}suen lugal-e 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): 61.0 high × 41.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: account of grain expenditures for the rations (pad-ra) of the farmers of the temple of Gatumdug, etc)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 73

    [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, 64 HSM 6338

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

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.174
  • Accession No.: 06338

  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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, 073 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116087.
MVN 11, 073 artifact entry (No. P116087). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116087
MVN 11, 073 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116087 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116087},
}


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