MVN 11, N (P116250)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.192

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, flour and oil supplied to named persons going to Susa, the sea, Adamdun, Sabum and uruxa)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
3. tab-be-li2 sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. a2-bi2-la-tum sukkal
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. u-bar-um dumu nu-banda3
9. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. ba-ba-a szesz gudu4
12. a-ab-ba-ta du-ni
13. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
reverse
1. e?-[...]-zu sukkal
2. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 <i3>
4. szu-{d}utu dumu nu-banda3
5. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. szu-ma-ma sukkal
8. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
10. ur-{d}szul-gi-ra sukkal
11. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 <i3>
13. dingir-dan lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
14. a-ab-ba-ta du-ni

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 35.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- bottom broken off; long, narrow tablet
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, flour and oil supplied to named persons going to Susa, the sea, Adamdun, Sabum and uruxa)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, N

    [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 5, 29 HSM 6356

    [Fish1955MCS5] Fish, Thomas. 1955. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 5.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.192
  • Accession No.: 06356

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-08-24 at 12:11:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, N Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116250.
MVN 11, N artifact entry (No. P116250). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116250
MVN 11, N artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116250 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, {N} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116250},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116250
LB  - CDLI:P116250
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - MVN 11, N artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116250
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, N Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116250.
MVN 11, N artifact entry (No. P116250). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116250
MVN 11, N artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116250 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, {N} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116250},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116250
LB  - CDLI:P116250
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - MVN 11, N artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116250
ER  -
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