MVN 12, 268 (P116530)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014641

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. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) dabin gur
4. ki lu2 mar-sa-ta
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) ki ku-li-ta
6. 3(asz) ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda gur
10. kiszib3 tuku
11. 6(asz) kiszib3 nu-tuku
12. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
13. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
14. kiszib3 tuku
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) ninda gur kiszib3 nu-tuku
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}igi-ma-sze3
3. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2 ninda duh-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
4. ugu2 ur-{d}nansze dumu nam-mah ba-a-gar
5. 3(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 kiszib3 tuku
6. 6(asz) kiszib3 nu-tuku
7. igi 1(u) 5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. ugu2 ur-nigar{gar} muhaldim ba-a-gar
9. 8(asz) ugu2 i-ta-e3-a ba-a-gar
10. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
11. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-im-ru-a szu ba-ti
  blank space
12. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu-kux(DU)
14. nig2-ka9-ak lugal-me-lam2 iszib
15. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116530

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014641
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024642
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.14641
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0407-30

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 268

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:55 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 Artifacts

“MVN 12, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116530.
MVN 12, 268 artifact entry (No. P116530). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116530 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116530 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116530},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 268 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116530.
MVN 12, 268 artifact entry (No. P116530). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116530 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 268 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116530 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 12, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116530},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116530
LB  - CDLI:P116530
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 12, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116530
ER  -
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