MVN 11, F (P116242)

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 1909.05.087

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: tag for tablet basket (pisan-dub-ba) re accounting balances from a place ugnim)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: xxx
3. si-i3-tum
 en: xxx
4. lu2 nig2-dab5 ugnim{ki}-ke4-ne
 en: xxx
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tag for tablet basket (pisan-dub-ba) re accounting balances from a place ugnim)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116242

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; cracked; left edge--double pierce

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 1909.05.087
Accession Number 06251

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024356

References

  • primary: MVN 11, F

    [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, 25

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 109

    [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
2015-05-06 at 08:19:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:29 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 Artifact

“MVN 11, F Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116242.
MVN 11, F artifact entry (No. P116242). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116242 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, F artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116242 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 11, {F} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 11, F artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, F Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116242.
MVN 11, F artifact entry (No. P116242). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116242 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, F artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116242 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 11, {F} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116242
LB  - CDLI:P116242
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 11, F artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116242
ER  -
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