MVN 12, 427 (P116689)
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 016341Period
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. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3 nigin6{ki}
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ma2 mu-zu-a-ka ba-a-si
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
2. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur lugal
2. zi3 nigin6{ki}
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ma2 mu-zu-a-ka ba-a-si
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
2. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu sza-asz-ru{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, 427
[Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 016341
- Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0561
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.08.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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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| 2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:41:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:20:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:06 | 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 (024799) (024799)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.16341) (BM.16341)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-561) (W_1896-0612-561)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 12, 427 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116689.
MVN 12, 427 artifact entry (No. P116689). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116689 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 427 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116689 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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