MVN 11, 096 (P116110)

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 1909.05.234

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: transaction concerning large amounts of seed grain from the temples of various deities)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

109.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 8(asz)# sze gur lugal
2. gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
4. 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur nig2-u2-rum szabra
5. kiszib3 ur-ab-ba nu-banda3-gu4 {d}nansze
6. e2 {d}nansze-me
7. 1(u) 2(asz) gur ur-nigar{gar} dumu ba-a
8. kiszib3 ab-ba-mu dumu he2-ti
9. 1(u) 2(asz) gur ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ug3-IL2
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen nu-banda3-gu4
11. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-me
12. 9(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 sanga
13. kiszib3 ad-da dumu lugal-iri-da
14. 1(u) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lugal-iri-da
15. kiszib3 ad-da dumu-na
16. e2 {d}nin-dar-a-me
17. 3(u) 2(asz) kiszib3 ur-tur
18. 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
19. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
reverse
1. e2 {d}dumu-zi-me
2. 1(gesz2) gur lu2-nigin6{ki}
3. kiszib3 lugal-da-ga dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. 4(u) 8(asz) gur ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-na
6. e2 {d}szul-gi-me
7. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) gur sa2-du11 ba-gara2 u3 {d}nansze
8. kiszib3 lu2-bi-mu dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
9. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 KA gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6
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11. szunigin 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
12. diri szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
13. i3-dub gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
14. i3-dub a-sza3 {gesz}dug gesz-e gar-ra-ta
15. sze-numun-sze3
16. kiszib3 szabra sanga-ne
17. ki ur-sa6-ga
18. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 109.0 high × 54.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete. small cracks.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: transaction concerning large amounts of seed grain from the temples of various deities)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 96

    [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, 66 HSM 6398

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.234
  • Accession No.: 06398

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:31 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, 096 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116110.
MVN 11, 096 artifact entry (No. P116110). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116110
MVN 11, 096 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116110 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116110},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116110},
}


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