MVN 13, 376 (P117148)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
FLP 1183Period
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
column 1
1. [... ur]-{gesz}gigir
2. [ki] ur#-{d}nisaba-ta
3. [...] kasz du gur
4. giri3# ur-dam
5. [...] kasz du gur
6. giri3# ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
7. ki! ur-mes a-tu u3 {d}nansze-kam-ta
8. szunigin# [...] 1(asz)# 4(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. [...] x [...]-ta#?
10. [...]
column 2
1. sze-bi 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
2. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 5(gesz2) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 <<sila3>> 2(disz) gin2 gur
blank space
3. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [x] 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kasz [x gur]
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) [... sila3] 1(u) gin2 [...]
8. 1(u) 5(disz)
a) [...] x [...]
9. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [x] 4(ban2) [...]
3. [...] 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) [...]
4. 7(gesz2) 1(u) zi3 munu4 [...]
5. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra x [...]
6. en {d}nanna [kar]-zi-da u2 x [(x)] KA [(x)]
7. kiszib3 lugal-ma2-gur8-[re]
8. u3 ka-sa6-ga
9. 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
10. kasz nig2-buru14-sze3
11. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [...] giri3#
4. [...]-gi#-na
5. [... sila3] gur
6. [...] x-IL2?
7. [... sila3] gur
8. [...]-kam
9. [...] DISZ
10. [...] KU
11. [...] HI#?
12. [...] x-na
13. [...]
obverse
column 1
1. [... ur]-{gesz}gigir
2. [ki] ur#-{d}nisaba-ta
3. [...] kasz du gur
4. giri3# ur-dam
5. [...] kasz du gur
6. giri3# ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
7. ki! ur-mes a-tu u3 {d}nansze-kam-ta
8. szunigin# [...] 1(asz)# 4(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. [...] x [...]-ta#?
10. [...]
column 2
1. sze-bi 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
2. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 5(gesz2) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 <<sila3>> 2(disz) gin2 gur
blank space
3. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [x] 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kasz [x gur]
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) [... sila3] 1(u) gin2 [...]
8. 1(u) 5(disz)
a) [...] x [...]
9. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [x] 4(ban2) [...]
3. [...] 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) [...]
4. 7(gesz2) 1(u) zi3 munu4 [...]
5. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra x [...]
6. en {d}nanna [kar]-zi-da u2 x [(x)] KA [(x)]
7. kiszib3 lugal-ma2-gur8-[re]
8. u3 ka-sa6-ga
9. 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
10. kasz nig2-buru14-sze3
11. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [...] giri3#
4. [...]-gi#-na
5. [... sila3] gur
6. [...] x-IL2?
7. [... sila3] gur
8. [...]-kam
9. [...] DISZ
10. [...] KU
11. [...] HI#?
12. [...] x-na
13. [...]
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 13, 376
[Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: FLP 1183
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:41:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:20:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:16 | 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 (027792) (027792)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 13, 376 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117148.
MVN 13, 376 artifact entry (No. P117148). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117148
MVN 13, 376 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117148 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
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year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {MVN 13, 376 artifact entry},
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}
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