MVN 11, 110 (P116124)

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 1909.05.360

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, flour and oil to named persons going to Šimaški in Elam, to Kimaš and Susa)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 dabin
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
3. la-mu-sza sukkal
4. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
5. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
6. 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra mur-gu4
7. giri3 la-mu-sza sukkal
8. szi-ma-asz-gi5-ta du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 <i3>
reverse
1. i-di3-a dumu nu-banda3
2. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
3. elam ki-masz{ki}-me
4. giri3 i-di3-a dumu nu-banda3
5. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 <i3>
7. szu-i3-li2 sukkal
8. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 4(ban2) sze ansze gu7
10. e-te-al-pu3-{d}da-gan dumu-lugal
11. siki {u2}urua{a}{ki} aga3-us2 szum2-mu-de3 gen-na
left
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 31.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: complete.
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, flour and oil to named persons going to Šimaški in Elam, to Kimaš and Susa)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 11, 110

[Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: BiOr 41 (pp. 412-420), 413

[Römer1984BiOr41] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1984. “Review of MVN 11 by David I Owen.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 41: 412–20.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1909.05.360
Accession No.: 06524

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-18 at 08:24:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-18 at 08:22:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-10-07 at 08:47:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-10-07 at 08:30:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-07-06 at 12:08:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Linkohr, Oleg	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:40:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:50	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024239) (024239)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116124.

MVN 11, 110 artifact entry (No. P116124). (2024, September 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116124 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 11, 110 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116124 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 18},
	title = {MVN 11, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116124},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116124
LB  - CDLI:P116124
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116124
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116124.

MVN 11, 110 artifact entry (No. P116124). (2024, September 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116124 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 11, 110 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116124 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 18},
	title = {MVN 11, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116124},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116124
LB  - CDLI:P116124
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116124
ER  -