MVN 11, 135 (P116148)

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 1909.05.581

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 axes; metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
3. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
4. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
5. szu# ba-ti
reverse
1. [{uruda}ha]-bu3#-da bala-a
2. [kiszib3] na#-ni
3. u3 kiszib3 lu2-gi-na ka-guru7
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of axes; metal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116148

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- lower left broken off; speckled. rev.-- top left misisng.

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 1909.05.581
Accession Number 06745

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024263

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 135

    [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, 46

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:23 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
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, 135 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116148.
MVN 11, 135 artifact entry (No. P116148). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116148
MVN 11, 135 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116148 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116148
LB  - CDLI:P116148
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 11, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116148
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 135 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116148.
MVN 11, 135 artifact entry (No. P116148). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116148
MVN 11, 135 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116148 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116148
LB  - CDLI:P116148
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 11, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116148
ER  -
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