MVN 12, 068 (P116330)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013043

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha-ta
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-ma-ma
reverse
1. u3 ur-mes dumu# ku-li-ke4
2. szu ba-ti-esz2
3. giri3 sa12-ti-um
  blank space
4. iti mu-szu-du7
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3#-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-a-ta ki ba-zi-ta
4. giri3 sa12-ti-um
  blank space
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. dumu ur-ma-ma
reverse
1. u3 ur#-mes dumu# ku#-[li-ke4]
2. iti mu-szu-du7
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu ma!-ma#!

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004817 (composite) (P457527) S004817 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116330

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024443
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-134-a

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 68

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:53:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:44 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 12:20:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116330.
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (No. P116330). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116330 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116330 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116330},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P116330
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 12, 068 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116330.
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (No. P116330). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116330 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116330 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116330
LB  - CDLI:P116330
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 12, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116330
ER  -
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