MVN 11, 124 (P116138)

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 1909.05.512

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of beer, which was put on a boat to be eaten in Šulgi's palace)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga szar3
2. 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
3. nig2-gu7-a sza3 e2 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
4. 6(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dug dida 2(ban2)
6. ma2-a gar-ra
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}nansze <<gesz>> dumu ur-e2-an-na-ta
2. {d}szul-gi-a-bi2 mar-tu
  double ruling
3. zi-ga
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
5. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of beer, which was put on a boat to be eaten in Šulgi's palace)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116138

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.512
Accession Number 06676

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024253

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 124

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 124 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116138.
MVN 11, 124 artifact entry (No. P116138). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116138
MVN 11, 124 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116138 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116138},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116138
LB  - CDLI:P116138
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MVN 11, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116138
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 124 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116138.
MVN 11, 124 artifact entry (No. P116138). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116138
MVN 11, 124 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116138 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116138},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116138
LB  - CDLI:P116138
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MVN 11, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116138
ER  -
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