MVN 12, 490 (P116752)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015852

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
2. szu-du#-du
3. x x x ziz2
4. uru11{ki}-ta
5. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a
6. 3(asz) 4(barig) {gesz}geszimmar du3-a-ta
7. 3(barig) ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
8. 1(u) 2(asz) gur a-sza3 ambar-ta
9. 1(asz) gur he-gal2-ta
10. 1(barig) nu ki nam-zi-tar-ra-ta
11. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) GAN2 zi-ta
12. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 nin-a-na dumu ur-{d}al-la
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur sa2-du11
4. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
5. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
6. zi-ga
7. la2-ia3 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. ur-{d}da-mu
10. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}da-mu
2. gudu4 {d}nin-gesz-zi#-[da]
3. [dumu ur-...]
  uncertain

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 004842 (composite) (P457552) S004842 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116752

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015852
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0072

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024858
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15852
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0612-72

References

  • primary: MVN 12, 490

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2022-08-06 at 16:56:12 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-05 at 15:34:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 490 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116752.
MVN 12, 490 artifact entry (No. P116752). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116752 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116752 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 12, 490 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 12, 490 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P116752.
MVN 12, 490 artifact entry (No. P116752). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116752 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 12, 490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116752 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 12, 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P116752
LB  - CDLI:P116752
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 12, 490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116752
ER  -
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