MVN 12, 231 (P116493)
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 015123Period
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. 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 6(asz) gur
3. sza3-gal erin2 esz3 didli bala# gub#-[ba]
Gomi: didli-ta!
4. i3-dub bara2-si-ga
5. ki ba-zi-ta#
reverse
1. na-ba-sa6 szu ba-ti
2. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
1 line blank
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa# ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 6(asz) gur
3. sza3-gal erin2 esz3 didli bala# gub#-[ba]
Gomi: didli-ta!
4. i3-dub bara2-si-ga
5. ki ba-zi-ta#
reverse
1. na-ba-sa6 szu ba-ti
2. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
1 line blank
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. 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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 231
[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 015123
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.07.00 (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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| 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 16:48:43 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:52 | 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 (024605) (024605)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15123) (BM.15123)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0408-318) (W_1896-0408-318)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 231 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116493.
MVN 12, 231 artifact entry (No. P116493). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116493 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116493 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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