MVN 12, 473 (P116735)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015858

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
column 1
1. 8(asz) 3(barig) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szu-igi-du mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu
3. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
4. i3-dub! a-sza3 iri-ul
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) sze he-gal2 u3 me-luh-ha
6. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
7. 2(asz) giri3 ur-{d}lamma
8. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze ki a-gu-a-ta
9. 3(asz) 4(barig) giri3 ug3-IL2
10. 5(ban2) sze ur-nig2
11. 1(asz) 1(ban2) e2 kikken2-ta
12. 3(barig) e2-masz-gu-la-ta
13. 4(ban2) zi3 giri3 ama-ku3-zu
column 2
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) a-sza3 edin-ta giri3#? lugal-dumu-gi7
2. 3(barig) 1(ban2) ga2-nun gesz-ta
3. 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze x PI-sze
4. [...] {gesz}tukul mu na-ru2-a-mah
5. 1(barig) sze 3(ban2)#? i3-du10-ta
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) iti-de3 la2-a
7. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) bappir2 saga sze du-du dab5? didli ki na-ru2-a
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8. szunigin 5(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze x
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ga [x]
11. dam ur-{d}x
12. 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 x
13. 1(ban2) dumu [...]
reverse
column 1
1. ASZ# [...]
2. iti 1(u) 1(disz) [...] sze ga# [...] 2(gesz2) 4(u) x [...]
3. 2(u) 2(disz) iti ezem-{d#}[...]
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. ma2 du8-a x x x x
7. 1(gesz2) lum-ma zabar-dab5
8. 3(u) x ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 3(disz) giri3-x x
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10. iti munu4-gu7
11. 1(u) {d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)!
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12. nig2-ezem-ma
13. 1(gesz2) x x x
14. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sze?
column 2
1. 5(gesz2) kiszib3 a-tu munus
2. 6(gesz2) kiszib3 x-dumu-x
3. 1(u) [...] gur
4. ugu2-a ga2#-ga2
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5. szunigin# 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. zi-ga
7. la2-ia3 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. ab-ba-gi-na dumu ka5-a
10. iti# 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
11. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 12, 473

[Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 015858
Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0078

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00, Šū-Suen.06.05.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 to Šū-Suen.06.05.00 (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-08-06 at 16:53:49	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:35:30	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 16:43:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 12:45:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:41:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:20:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:22:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024843) (024843)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15858) (BM.15858)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-78) (W_1896-0612-78)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 473 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116735.

MVN 12, 473 artifact entry (No. P116735). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116735 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 12, 473 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116735 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116735},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 12, 473 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116735.

MVN 12, 473 artifact entry (No. P116735). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116735 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 12, 473 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116735 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116735},
}

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