MVN 11, 094 (P116108)

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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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.229

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 fields and their grain)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

95.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] lu [...]
2'. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) [... GAN2 ...]-ta
3'. [x] GAN2#? [...]-ta
4'. [x] gur [a2 lu2 hun]-ga2#
5'. [a]-sza3# da-x?-x
6'. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7'. [...] GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8'. [...] gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
9'. a-[sza3] {d}inanna
10'. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11'. GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13'. a-sza3 |NUNUZ.(KISIM5xGAG)|-{d}inanna
14'. 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15'. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16'. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
17'. 2(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
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1. a-sza3 si-[...]
2. 3(bur3) GAN2# 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
4. ($ blank space $) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
5. a-sza3 te-szu-i-ne
6. 7(disz) amar gu4 2(barig)-ta
7. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
8. 1(gesz2) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
9. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu4
10. szunigin 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. szunigin 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
12. szunigin 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
13. szunigin 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
14. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2#
15. x [x apin x]
16. szunigin# [...] 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17. [szunigin ... GAN2] 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3-[ta]
18. [x] amar-[gu4 2(barig)-ta]
19. szunigin 1(gesz2) gur [a2 lu2] hun-[ga2]
20. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) [3(ban2) gur gu4]
21. nig2-ka9-ak [...]
22. [x lu2-x-...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 95.0 high × 46.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- top broken off, first few lines flaked off. rev.-- bottom irregularly broken off.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 11, 94

    [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, 76 HSM 6393

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.229
  • Accession No.: 06393

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:30 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, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116108.
MVN 11, 094 artifact entry (No. P116108). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116108
MVN 11, 094 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116108 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116108
LB  - CDLI:P116108
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - MVN 11, 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116108
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116108.
MVN 11, 094 artifact entry (No. P116108). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116108
MVN 11, 094 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116108 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116108
LB  - CDLI:P116108
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - MVN 11, 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116108
ER  -
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