MVN 13, 433 (P117206)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2600

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sag# x-sze3
2'. [...] sag [...]-sze3
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [x] amar ga su-su engar
2. libir-am3
3. 1(asz@c) gu4 e2-tur3-ta
4. mu gu4-ra-ni engar-gu4 e2-tur3-ka ba-na-szum2-ma-sze3
5. [ur]-mes engar
6. [...]-lugal
7. [...]-ta#
column 3'
1. 1(asz@c) nu amar ga su-su engar
2. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 engar
3. ugula lu2-{d}nansze nu-banda3-gu4
4. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
5. ki da-da dumu ur-PA-ta
6. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
7. ki ur-{d}iszkur engar-ta
8. 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz
9. ki# ur-mes [engar?-ta]
10. [1(asz@c)] gu4# [...]
  rest broken
column 4'
1. 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz)
2. 1(asz@c) nu amar ga su-su engar
3. gub-ba-am3
4. 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
5. si-du3 kuruszda i3-dab5
6. zi-ga
7. libir-am3
8. 1(asz@c) gu4 e2-tur3-ta
9. gu4-ra-ni engar-gu4
10. e2-tur3#-[ka ...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] unu engar#?
3'. [...] di-de3#
4'. [...] 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz#
5'. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2 x gu4-gesz x
6'. 1(asz@c) nu gu4 su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
7'. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8'. ugula da-da nu-banda3-gu4#
9'. 7(asz@c) ansze
10'. 2(asz@c) dur3
11'. 1(asz@c) dur3 2(disz) gesz-sze3 sag dur3 3(disz)-sze3
12'. 2(asz@c) ansze 1(disz)
13'. 1(asz@c) dur3 2(disz) sag ansze 1(disz)-sze3
14'. 1(asz@c) ansze amar ga
15'. 1(asz@c) nu amar ga su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
16'. gub-ba-am3
17'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze
18'. ba-la-la engar
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i3-dab5
2'. [...] ga
3'. [...] engar
4'. [x]-{d}nin-hur-sag
5'. 2(asz@c) ansze
6'. 3(asz@c) dur3
7'. 1(asz@c) ansze 2(disz) gesz-sze3 sag ansze 1(disz)-sze3
8'. 1(asz@c) dur3 1(disz)
9'. 1(asz@c) dur3 su-ga engar nu-banda3-gu4 sag ansze 1(disz)-sze3
10'. 1(asz@c) nu amar ga su-su engar
11'. gub-ba-am3
12'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze szu gi4
column 3'
  broken
  rest broken

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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  • primary: MVN 13, 433

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 2600
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-18 at 07:05:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 433 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117206.
MVN 13, 433 artifact entry (No. P117206). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117206
MVN 13, 433 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117206 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 433 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117206
LB  - CDLI:P117206
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MVN 13, 433 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117206
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 433 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117206.
MVN 13, 433 artifact entry (No. P117206). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117206
MVN 13, 433 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117206 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 433 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117206
LB  - CDLI:P117206
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MVN 13, 433 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117206
ER  -
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