MVN 11, 080 (P116094)

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 1909.05.208

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 workers and their oxen in various fields. some men are erin2-workers, others hirelings)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4-numun lugal-an-ne2
2. 1(disz) gu4-numun lugal-za3-ge-si
3. 1(disz) gu4-numun ur-{d}suen
4. 1(disz) gu4-numun gesz-a-ni
5. 1(disz) gu4-numun da-da-mu
6. 1(disz) gu4-numun lugal-uszumgal
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 bala gub-ba 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a
8. 1(gesz2) la2 [1(disz)] lu2 hun-ga2 uru11{ki}
9. a-sza3 a-ka-sahar
10. 1(disz) gu4-numun ab-ba-gi-na
11. 1(disz) gu4-numun ab-ba-sa6-ga
12. 1(disz) gu4-numun nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
13. 1(disz) gu4-numun lu2!-mah sag-ub3{ki}
reverse
1. 2(disz) erin2 bala gub-ba 1(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a
2. 1(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 [uru11]{ki}
3. a-sza3 pi-li-ha
4. 3(disz) gu4-numun sanga
5. 3(disz) erin2 bala gub-ba 4(disz) erin2 bala tusz-[a]
6. a-sza3 lugal-si4
  blank space
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam

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): 83.0 high × 48.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of workers and their oxen in various fields. some men are erin2-workers, others hirelings)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MVN 11, 80

    [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, 60 HSM 6372

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.208
  • Accession No.: 06372

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-25 at 10:11:36 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand 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
2009-06-03 at 10:20:01 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, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116094.
MVN 11, 080 artifact entry (No. P116094). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116094
MVN 11, 080 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116094 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116094},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116094},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116094
LB  - CDLI:P116094
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - MVN 11, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116094
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116094.
MVN 11, 080 artifact entry (No. P116094). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116094
MVN 11, 080 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116094 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116094},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116094},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116094
LB  - CDLI:P116094
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - MVN 11, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116094
ER  - 
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