MVN 12, 059 (P116321)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013513Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) erin2 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 1(u) 5(disz) erin2-tur 5(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
reverse
1. i3-dub inim-ma-dingir-ta
2. ki ba-zi
3. ab-ba ugula szu ba-ti
4. nu-banda3 ur-mes
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 3(u) erin2 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 1(u) 5(disz) erin2-tur 5(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
reverse
1. i3-dub inim-ma-dingir-ta
2. ki ba-zi
3. ab-ba ugula szu ba-ti
4. nu-banda3 ur-mes
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 59
[Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: BM 013513
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.08.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:57 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024434) (024434)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-604) (W_1896-0328-604)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MVN 12, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116321.
MVN 12, 059 artifact entry (No. P116321). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116321 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116321 (Accessed: February 6, 2026).
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