MVN 12, 452 (P116714)

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, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013121

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
3. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
4. szu ba-ti
5. giri3# ku5-da muhaldim
6. i3-dub im-bi-a-ba-al#
reverse
1. a2 hun-ga2
2. kab2-ku5 {d}nanna-gu2-gal-sze3
  1 line blank
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-du8
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) sze# [gur lugal]
2. ki gu3-de2-a-ta#
3. a2 hun-ga2 kab2-ku5 {d}nanna-gu2-gal-sze3
  blank space
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi [dumu] al#-la-mu
2. i3-dub im-bi-a-ba-al
3. [... ku5]-da
4. mu ma2-dara3-abzu# [ba-du8]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}dumu-[zi]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu [al-la-mu]
4. szabra#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003067 (composite) (P455777) S003067 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116714

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 013121
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024823
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-212

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 452

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-03-01 at 08:40:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 17:02:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:06 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, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116714.
MVN 12, 452 artifact entry (No. P116714). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116714 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 452 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116714 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 12, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116714},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116714.
MVN 12, 452 artifact entry (No. P116714). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116714 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 452 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116714 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 12, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116714},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116714
LB  - CDLI:P116714
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 12, 452 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116714
ER  -
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