MVN 11, 104 (P116118)

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 1909.05.305

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: workers are expended to various places such as the slaughterhouse of Drehem. cf other worker texts 1909.5 # 212, 214, 219, 232, 270, 271 and 331)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 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) gurusz gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga
9. 2(u) dug lugal-ra-us2-sa
10. 5(disz) e2-gu4-gaz e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan{an}{ki}
11. 4(disz) e2-gu4-gaz nibru{ki}
12. 5(asz) gu2 gir esir2-ra
13. 2(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
14. [4(disz)] ka e2-gal gub-ba
15. [a]-sza3# ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-tur-tur
16. [3(disz)] sipa {ansze}si2-si2
reverse
1. [1(disz) i3] zu2-lum
2. [1(disz) ku6] nisi
3. [1(disz)] zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
4. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(u) {gesz}ma-nu szu-ak
6. 1(disz) tu-ra
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz
8. zi-ga
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz iri-ta nu-e3
10. la2-ia3 6(disz) ugula lu2-{d}dumu-zi
11. la2-ia3 8(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
12. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
  blank space
13. u4 1(disz)-kam
14. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 89.0 high × 47.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- left lower edge chipped off. rev.--left top edge broken off.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: workers are expended to various places such as the slaughterhouse of Drehem. cf other worker texts 1909.5 # 212, 214, 219, 232, 270, 271 and 331)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 104

    [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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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.305
  • Accession No.: 06469

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:08 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 13:40:21 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
2009-06-03 at 10:20:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:49:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116118.
MVN 11, 104 artifact entry (No. P116118). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116118
MVN 11, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116118 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116118},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116118
LB  - CDLI:P116118
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116118
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116118.
MVN 11, 104 artifact entry (No. P116118). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116118
MVN 11, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116118 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116118},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116118
LB  - CDLI:P116118
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116118
ER  -
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