MVN 12, 065 (P116327)

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 013075

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. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) 2(barig) gur
3. erin2 bala gub-ba ugula lu2-{d}inanna nu-banda3 su-szim-a
  blank space
4. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-me
5. 4(u) gurusz 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
6. 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
7. sze-bi 1(u) 4(barig) gur erin2 bala tusz-a
reverse
1. ugula# lu2-{d}pa-bil3-sag
2. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze
3. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
  blank space
4. i3-dub a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
5. ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}lal3
7. iti mu-szu-du7
8. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}lal3

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    Fischer, ZA 082, 079 no. 16

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: MVN 12, 65

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013075
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003045 (composite) (P455755) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116327.
MVN 12, 065 artifact entry (No. P116327). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116327 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116327 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116327},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116327},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116327
LB  - CDLI:P116327
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - MVN 12, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116327
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116327.
MVN 12, 065 artifact entry (No. P116327). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116327 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116327 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116327},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116327},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116327
LB  - CDLI:P116327
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - MVN 12, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116327
ER  - 
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