MVN 11, 116 (P116130)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.437

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain and bronze (zabar))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. gur si-ta
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur zabar
4. ki ma-an-szum2-ta
5. lu2-gi-na
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. mu ur-bi2-lum ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain and bronze (zabar))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116130

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.437
Accession Number 06601

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024245

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 116

    [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 1, 37

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 116 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116130.
MVN 11, 116 artifact entry (No. P116130). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116130
MVN 11, 116 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116130 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116130},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P116130
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 11, 116 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 116 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116130.
MVN 11, 116 artifact entry (No. P116130). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116130
MVN 11, 116 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116130 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116130
LB  - CDLI:P116130
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - MVN 11, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116130
ER  -
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