MVN 11, 107 (P116121)

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 1909.05.332

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, including the slaughterhouse and carrying bricks to the palace. cf. 1909.5. 212, 214, 219, 270, 271, 305, 331)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

98.0 mm × 49.0 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) nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga
4. 3(u) 4(disz) ugula lu2-{d}dumu-zi
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
6. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
7. 2(u) 6(disz) ugula {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
8. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
  blank space
9. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(u) {gi}dusu e2-uz-ga
12. 1(u) e2-gu4-gaz
13. 1(u) e2-muhaldim
14. 1(u) 5(disz) gu2-gir esir2
15. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
16. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
17. 2(disz) ka e2-gal ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ig-alim
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1. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
2. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
3. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
4. 1(disz) gu2-tul2
5. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
6. 1(disz) in-bul-bul
7. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ka5-a-mu
8. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(disz) ki {d}utu-GIR2@g-gal
10. 1(disz) ki {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal
11. 1(disz) ki za-na-a
12. 5(disz) ki a-kal-la muhaldim
13. 2(u) sig4-IL2 e2-gal-sze3
14. 5(disz) e2 sanga
15. 4(disz) tu-ra
  blank space
16. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz
17. zi-ga
18. 2(u) 4(disz) iri-ta nu-e3
19. u4 2(u) la2 2(disz)-kam
20. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 98.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete. tablet has some salt encrustations.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of guruš workers and their assignments, including the slaughterhouse and carrying bricks to the palace. cf. 1909.5. 212, 214, 219, 270, 271, 305, 331)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 107

    [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, ,12 HSM 6496

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.332
  • Accession No.: 06496

  • 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
2011-07-22 at 13:40:22 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, 107 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116121.
MVN 11, 107 artifact entry (No. P116121). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116121
MVN 11, 107 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116121 (Accessed: November 27, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116121
LB  - CDLI:P116121
M1  - 2025/11/27/
TI  - MVN 11, 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116121
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 107 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116121.
MVN 11, 107 artifact entry (No. P116121). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116121
MVN 11, 107 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116121 (Accessed: November 27, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116121
LB  - CDLI:P116121
M1  - 2025/11/27/
TI  - MVN 11, 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116121
ER  -
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