MVN 12, 316 (P116578)
Administrative tablet & envelope 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 013080Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-nig2 dumu lugal-gaba-ta
blank space
3. 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki ma-an-szum2-ta
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) ki ur-{d}lamma szesz lugal-erin2-ta
5. 8(asz) ki esz-am3-ta
6. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun-ta
7. [x] 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. giri3#? ku-li
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
blank space
3. la2-ia3 su-ga zi3 KA-sze3
4. ki gu3-de2-a-ta#
blank space
5. kiszib3 ku-li dumu ki-ag2-mu
6. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ku-li
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ki-ag2-mu
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 12, 316
[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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history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), taf. 7 (seal)
[Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.
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- Museum No.: BM 013080
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:41:00 | 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 (24690) (24690)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 002644 (composite) (P455354) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
year = {2024},
month = {jun 24},
title = {MVN 12, 316 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116578},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116578},
}
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