MVN 11, 086 (P116100)

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 1909.05.217

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 male family members who get wool rations; they are called the un-il2 gud-me e2-urub (uruxkar2)- ki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) 3(disz) ur-{d}lamma
2. 4(ban2) 3(disz) e2-e-ki!-ag2
3. 4(ban2) 3(disz) u4-ha-ba-ni-su13-e
4. 7(disz) lugal-bad3
5. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
6. 1(barig) 4(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
7. 1(barig) 4(disz) [ur]-dub#szen
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-u2-szim-e
10. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
11. dumu-ni-me
12. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
13. 1(ban2) 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
14. 4(ban2) 3(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
15. 5(ban2) 4(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
16. 1(barig) 4(ban2) lu2-uru11{ki}
17. 2(ban2) 2(disz) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
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1. dumu ur-mes ba-usz2
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2. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz! 4(barig)-ta
3. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) 4(disz) ma-na
4. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
5. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2) 2(disz) ma-na
6. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-ta
7. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz) ma-na
8. siki-bi 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na
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9. ug3-IL2 gu4-me
10. e2 uru11{ki}
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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): 90.0 high × 49.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- salt encrustations, flakes missing. rev.-- cracks; tablet is very rounded
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of male family members who get wool rations; they are called the un-il2 gud-me e2-urub (uruxkar2)- ki)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 86

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: JSS 1 (pp. 206-215), 208

    [Fish1956JSS1] Fish, Thomas. 1956. “Uruki.” Journal of Semitic Studies 1: 206–15.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.217
  • Accession No.: 06381

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 09:08:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-07-25 at 10:13:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:03 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, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116100.
MVN 11, 086 artifact entry (No. P116100). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116100 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116100 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 11, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116100},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116100
LB  - CDLI:P116100
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - MVN 11, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116100
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116100.
MVN 11, 086 artifact entry (No. P116100). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116100 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116100 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 11, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116100},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116100
LB  - CDLI:P116100
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - MVN 11, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116100
ER  -
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