MVN 12, 240 (P116502)

Administrative tablet 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 016282

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) gur lugal
3. sze ur5-ra
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti
5. nu-banda3 nim-mu
6. esz3 didli-me
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
2. a-ba-al-la-ta
  1 line blank
3. iti# amar-a-a-si
4. [mu us2]-sa# ki-masz{ki} ba#-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116502

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 016282
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0502

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 240

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:02 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, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116502.
MVN 12, 240 artifact entry (No. P116502). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116502 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116502 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 240 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116502},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116502.
MVN 12, 240 artifact entry (No. P116502). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116502 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116502 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116502},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116502
LB  - CDLI:P116502
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MVN 12, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116502
ER  - 
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