MVN 11, 087 (P116101)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
SM 1909.05.218Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (SM catalogue: huge quantities of reeds from or for various workers)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
88.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 26.0 mm
obverse
1. 1(szar2) 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 gu-nigin2 gi-zi
2. ur-{d}nun-gal
3. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gu2
4. 2(szar2) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 gi {gesz}kiri6
5. he2-dab5-me
6. nu-banda3 lugal-igi-husz
7. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1/2(asz) gu2
8. ug3-IL2-me
9. ugula erin-da
10. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) gu2
11. lu2 sze-ba-me
12. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) gu2
13. nu-banda3 si-du3
reverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 5/6(asz) gu2
2. szandana-me
3. gi {gesz}kiri6 en-gal-du-du
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4. szunigin 5(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(asz) gu2
5. gi SZID-da
6. iti munu4-gu7
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
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): 88.0 high × 49.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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- Condition Description: complete. rev.-- cracked.
- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: huge quantities of reeds from or for various workers)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 11, 87
[Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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history: MCS 2, 72 HSM 6382
[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: SM 1909.05.218
- Accession No.: 06382
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.05.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:20:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:50 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024216) (024216)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2001MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 11, 087 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116101},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116101},
}
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