MVN 15, 125 (P118405)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

BkMus 74.71.02

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
1. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 [x]
2. siki-bi 4(disz) ma!(GIN2)-[na]
4. geme2-bi 5(disz)-am3
5. a2 iti 1(u)-kam
6. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 saga#
7. siki-bi 2(disz) ma-na
8. geme2-bi 5(disz)-am3
9. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2
10. siki-bi 5(disz) ma-na
11. geme2-bi 4(disz)-am3
12. a2 iti 1(gesz2) 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
13. szunigin [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a2] iti# [n-am3]
  blank space
2'. nig2-ba lu2 kin-gi4-a <a>-hu-a-ka
  blank space
3'. mu lugal ba-gara2 e2-a ba-kux(KWU147)
  blank space

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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 15, 125

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Record of a gift of various cloths.


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  • Museum No.: BkMus 74.71.02
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-09-21 at 08:56:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-23 at 15:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091030 englund: including geme2 equivalents of cloths.

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118405.
MVN 15, 125 artifact entry (No. P118405). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118405
MVN 15, 125 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118405 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118405
LB  - CDLI:P118405
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 15, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118405
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118405.
MVN 15, 125 artifact entry (No. P118405). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118405
MVN 15, 125 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118405 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118405
LB  - CDLI:P118405
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 15, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118405
ER  - 
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