MVN 12, 202 (P116464)
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 017778Period
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) al-la-di-mu
2. 1(barig) nam-iri-na
3. 1(barig) lu2#-{d}utu#
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz)# <sila3> ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu-ni#
5. 1(barig)# e2-lu2-bi-du10
6. [1(ban2)] 5(disz) <sila3> ab-ba-gi-na dumu-ni
7. [1(barig)] ka5-a
8. 2(ban2)# lu2-uru11{ki} dumu-ni
9. 1(barig) ur#-{gesz}dar-du3
10. 1(barig) ur-mes
11. 1(ban2)#? lugal-engar
12. 5(ban2) lu2-uru11{ki}
13. 5(ban2) ur-mes
14. 3(ban2) sza3-gir-ra
15. 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
16. 3(ban2) ki-lu5-la
17. 3(ban2) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
reverse
1. [3(ban2)?] kas4#-ha-BI
2. zi#? ugula lu2-giri17-zal dumu igi-ni-da-a geme2
3. ugula nin9-a-na
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4. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta
6. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
7. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
8. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
9. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
10. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
11. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
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12. [sze]-ba# ug3-IL2 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. [iti] GAN2-masz
14. [mu] us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
obverse
1. 1(barig) al-la-di-mu
2. 1(barig) nam-iri-na
3. 1(barig) lu2#-{d}utu#
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz)# <sila3> ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu-ni#
5. 1(barig)# e2-lu2-bi-du10
6. [1(ban2)] 5(disz) <sila3> ab-ba-gi-na dumu-ni
7. [1(barig)] ka5-a
8. 2(ban2)# lu2-uru11{ki} dumu-ni
9. 1(barig) ur#-{gesz}dar-du3
10. 1(barig) ur-mes
11. 1(ban2)#? lugal-engar
12. 5(ban2) lu2-uru11{ki}
13. 5(ban2) ur-mes
14. 3(ban2) sza3-gir-ra
15. 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
16. 3(ban2) ki-lu5-la
17. 3(ban2) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
reverse
1. [3(ban2)?] kas4#-ha-BI
2. zi#? ugula lu2-giri17-zal dumu igi-ni-da-a geme2
3. ugula nin9-a-na
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4. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta
6. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
7. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
8. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
9. szunigin 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
10. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
11. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
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12. [sze]-ba# ug3-IL2 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. [iti] GAN2-masz
14. [mu] us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
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, 202
[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 017778
- Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0038
- 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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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2022-08-02 at 16:38:49 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-02-26 at 13:24:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | 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 10:21:38 | 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 (024576) (024576)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17778) (BM.17778)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1015-38) (W_1894-1015-38)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116464.
MVN 12, 202 artifact entry (No. P116464). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116464 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116464 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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