MVN 12, 200 (P116462)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013407

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. mu didli sze-ba
 en: xxx
3. giri3-se3-ga iri
 en: xxx
4. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
 en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
reverse
1. ur-{d}lamma
 en: xxx
2. ensi2
 en: xxx
3. iti# GAN2-masz
 en: xxx
  1 line blank
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116462

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013407
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 200

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 157

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:23 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 200 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116462.
MVN 12, 200 artifact entry (No. P116462). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116462 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 200 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116462 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 12, 200 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116462},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 200 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116462.
MVN 12, 200 artifact entry (No. P116462). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116462 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 200 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116462 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 12, 200 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116462},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116462
LB  - CDLI:P116462
M1  - 2026/5/15/
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