MVN 12, 063 (P116325)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013201

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3-dub a-sza3 kunga2-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. ur-mes szu ba-ti
reverse
1. kiszib3 szul-ki-ag2
  1 line blank
2. iti mu-szu-du7
3. mu <<asz>> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub a-sza3 kunga2-ra
3. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}
4. ki ba-zi-ta
  1 line blank
5. mu ur-mes ma2-lah5-sze3
6. kiszib3 szul-ki-ag2 ma2-lah6
reverse
1. ib2-ra
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur?-x-x
2. dumu szul-ki-ag2!

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 12, 63

    [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 013201
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:52:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116325.
MVN 12, 063 artifact entry (No. P116325). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116325 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116325 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 12, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116325},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116325
LB  - CDLI:P116325
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - MVN 12, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116325
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116325.
MVN 12, 063 artifact entry (No. P116325). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116325 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116325 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 12, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116325},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116325
LB  - CDLI:P116325
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - MVN 12, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116325
ER  - 
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