MVN 11, A (P116232)

Administrative tag 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 1909.05.082

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet basket tag (pisan-dub-ba)--for the accounts of var. professionals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
 en: performed inspections
3. sag#-apin e2 szabra
 en: head-plowmen of the house of the administrator
4. maszkim di-da
 en: court officers
5. ra2-gaba
 en: couriers
6. aga3-us2
 en: soldiers
7. ma2-lah5 ma2-gur8-ra
 en: sailors of the barges
reverse
1. dub-sar
 en: scribes
2. gu-za-la2 gu2-ne-sag
 en: officials of the cupboard
3. erin2 ug3-IL2
 en: workgang of porters
4. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: of the temple of Ningešzida
5. sipa dur9{ur3}-ra
 en: shepperds of the donkeys
  szah2-ur3-ra ?
 en: of the abundant pigs?
6. bur-sag {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: pantry of Ningirsu
7. i3-gal2
 en: are here
8. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
 en: year after "Kimaš (was destroyed)"

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet basket tag (pisan-dub-ba)--for the accounts of var. professionals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116232

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; left edge--small pierce

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 1909.05.082
Accession Number 06246

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024346

References

  • primary: MVN 11, A

    [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, 22

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

  • history: MCS 1, 24

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 064

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-02 at 09:52:31 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-07-06 at 08:04:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 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, A Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116232.
MVN 11, A artifact entry (No. P116232). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116232 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, A artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116232 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116232},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, A Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116232.
MVN 11, A artifact entry (No. P116232). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116232 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, A artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116232 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 11, {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116232
LB  - CDLI:P116232
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MVN 11, A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116232
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