MVN 11, 088 (P116102)

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 1909.05.219

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 guruš-workers and their assignments, e.g. the slaughterhouse at Drehem. cf 1909.5.212, 214 and 232.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

93.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
2. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. 3(u) 4(disz) ugula lu2-{d}dumu-zi
4. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
5. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(u) 5(disz) {gi}dusu e2-uz-ga
9. 1(u) ma2 gi-la2 e2-amar-ta
10. 2(u) dug lugal-ra-us2-sa
11. 5(disz) gu2-gir esir2-ra
12. 5(disz) e2-gu2-gaz e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan{an}{ki}
13. 4(disz) ka e2-gal ki ur-{d}ba-[ba6]
14. 6(disz) e2-muhaldim
15. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
reverse
1. 2(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
2. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
3. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
4. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
5. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula kikken
7. 4(disz) lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal-da nig2-gu2-na il2-la
8. 1(disz) in-bul-bul
9. 3(disz) tu-ra
10. 1(disz) gu2-tul2
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz
12. zi-ga
13. 2(u) la2 2(disz) iri-ta nu-e3
14. la2-ia3 2(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
  blank space
15. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
16. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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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): 93.0 high × 50.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of guruš-workers and their assignments, e.g. the slaughterhouse at Drehem. cf 1909.5.212, 214 and 232.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 88

    [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 3, 9 HSM 6383

    [Fish1953MCS3] Fish, Thomas. 1953. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 3.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.219
  • Accession No.: 06383

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:43 CDLI 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
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, 088 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116102.
MVN 11, 088 artifact entry (No. P116102). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116102
MVN 11, 088 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116102 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116102},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116102
LB  - CDLI:P116102
M1  - 2025/9/2/
TI  - MVN 11, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116102
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 088 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116102.
MVN 11, 088 artifact entry (No. P116102). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116102
MVN 11, 088 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116102 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116102},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116102
LB  - CDLI:P116102
M1  - 2025/9/2/
TI  - MVN 11, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116102
ER  -
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