MVN 12, 146 (P116408)

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 017839

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. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sa2-du11 sze-ba
  blank space
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 ka5-a-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze
reverse
1. dumu lu2-du10-ga
  blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. ka-guru7-ka#

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: MVN 12, 146

    [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 017839
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0099

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2022-08-02 at 16:33:53 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:20:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005154 (composite) (P457864) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116408.
MVN 12, 146 artifact entry (No. P116408). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116408 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116408 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116408},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116408.
MVN 12, 146 artifact entry (No. P116408). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116408 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116408 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116408},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116408
LB  - CDLI:P116408
M1  - 2025/8/9/
TI  - MVN 12, 146 artifact entry
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