MVN 12, 092 (P116354)

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 017848

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(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. nu#-banda3 a-hu-a
reverse
1. e2-anzu2{muszen}
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 a-tu
4. iti amar-a-<a>-si
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
  blank space
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. kiszib3 e2-anzu2{muszen}
reverse
1. giri3# a-tu
2. nu#-banda3 a-hu-a
  blank space
3. [iti amar-a-a-si]
4. [mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
  (not given)

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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  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:

    seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 12, 92

    [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 017848
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-26 at 09:57:22 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-03-26 at 11:56:08 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:35 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 005468 (composite) (P458178) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 092 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116354.
MVN 12, 092 artifact entry (No. P116354). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116354 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 092 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116354 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116354},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116354
LB  - CDLI:P116354
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 12, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116354
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 092 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116354.
MVN 12, 092 artifact entry (No. P116354). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116354 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 092 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116354 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116354},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116354
LB  - CDLI:P116354
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 12, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116354
ER  - 
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