MVN 11, P (P116252)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
SM 1909.05.194Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, bread and oil are supplied to named persons, including those going to Susa, craftworkers, etc.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
57.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. za-ga elam-da gen-na
4. 3(ban2) kasz 3(disz) ninda mar
5. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. elam hu-li2-bar
7. giri3 za-ga sukkal
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. lu2-sza-lim szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 2(disz) gin2 i3
13. szu-na-da lu2 [...]-NE-[x]
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. sze-ze2-nam lu2-a-[...] gesz-kin-ti KU-x-e2
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. lugal-ma2-gur8-re sukkal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. szu-{d}iszkur ki {gesz}al {d}nanna-sze3 gen-na
10. hu-ba-la aga3-us2 edin-sze3 gen-na
11. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
12. [...] sila3# ninda lu2-[...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
left
1. iti GAN2-masz
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 31.0 wide × 18.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: onv.-- right side abraded. rev.-- lower portion effaced; long, narrow tablet
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, bread and oil are supplied to named persons, including those going to Susa, craftworkers, etc.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 11, P
[Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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history: MCS 5, 30 HSM 6358
[Fish1955MCS5] Fish, Thomas. 1955. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 5.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: SM 1909.05.194
- Accession No.: 06358
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:29 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024366) (024366)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2001MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 11, {P} artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116252},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116252},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2001/12/20/ PY - 2001 ID - P116252 LB - CDLI:P116252 M1 - 2025/11/19/ TI - MVN 11, P artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P116252 ER -