MVN 12, 304 (P116566)
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 014425Period
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. 2(u) 5(disz) engar 4(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 5(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 3(barig)-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
reverse
1. sze ur5-ra [...]
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. i3-dub bara2-si-ga-ta
4. ur-e2-ninnu sanga {d}nansze
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ru-ti{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) 5(disz) engar 4(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 5(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 3(barig)-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
reverse
1. sze ur5-ra [...]
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. i3-dub bara2-si-ga-ta
4. ur-e2-ninnu sanga {d}nansze
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5
7. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ru-ti{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, 304
[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 014425
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.00
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:03 | 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 (024678) (024678)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-123) (W_1896-0406-123)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 304 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116566.
MVN 12, 304 artifact entry (No. P116566). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116566 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116566 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
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