MVN 12, 197 (P116459)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013146Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. a-kal-la
3. 1(barig) ma2-gur8-re
4. 1(barig) ur-dingir-ra
5. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
6. 4(ban2) {d}utu-mu
7. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. 4(ban2) ki-lu5-la
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}su4-an-na
10. 1(barig) kas4-he2-bi
11. 1(barig) ma-an-szum2
12. 1(barig) a-kal-la min
13. 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2
14. 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(barig) im-ti-dam
16. 1(barig) lu2-e2-a
reverse
1. 1(barig) ur-{d}suen
2. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
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3. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) gur
6. he2-dab5 e2 nam-ha-ni-me
7. giri3 a-kal-la
blank space
8. iti GAN2-masz
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. a-kal-la
3. 1(barig) ma2-gur8-re
4. 1(barig) ur-dingir-ra
5. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma
6. 4(ban2) {d}utu-mu
7. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. 4(ban2) ki-lu5-la
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}su4-an-na
10. 1(barig) kas4-he2-bi
11. 1(barig) ma-an-szum2
12. 1(barig) a-kal-la min
13. 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2
14. 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(barig) im-ti-dam
16. 1(barig) lu2-e2-a
reverse
1. 1(barig) ur-{d}suen
2. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
blank space
3. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
5. sze-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) gur
6. he2-dab5 e2 nam-ha-ni-me
7. giri3 a-kal-la
blank space
8. iti GAN2-masz
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 197
[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 013146
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:21:35 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:01 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024571) (024571)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-237) (W_1896-0328-237)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 197 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116459.
MVN 12, 197 artifact entry (No. P116459). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116459 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 197 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116459 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
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