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MVN 12, 194 (P116456)

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 013052

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) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. i3-dub igi-gal2-ta
4. usz-sa6-ga
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
2. u3 ur-e2-ninnu
blank space
3. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
4. iti GAN2-masz
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga
blank space
seal impression
3. i3-dub igi-gal2-ta
4. kiszib3 usz-sa6-ga
5. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la u3 ur-e2-ninnu
blank space
seal impression
2. iti GAN2-masz
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-esz3-ku3-ga#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ulu3-di

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Fischer, ZA 082, 078 no.12
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 12, 194

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013052
Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0143

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-06-30 at 11:13:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-06-30 at 11:12:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:40:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:21:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:01	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024568) (024568)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-143) (W_1896-0328-143)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004464 (composite) (P457174)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116456.

MVN 12, 194 artifact entry (No. P116456). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116456 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 12, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116456 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116456},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116456.

MVN 12, 194 artifact entry (No. P116456). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116456 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 12, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116456 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 12, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116456},
}

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