MVN 15, 140 (P118420)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USAMuseum Number
WAM 48.1806Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
45.0 mm × 40.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
(enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 5(ban2) sze lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 sahar-dub-ba-sze3
blank space
3. ki a-li-ta
4. mu gu-za-ni-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la
blank space
seal impression
2. giri3 ku3-{d}nansze
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}al-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu engar-du10 nu-banda3-gu4#
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 40.0 wide
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- Condition Description: Ur III tablet, in envelope with cylinder seal mpression
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 15, 140
[Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.Receipt? for seed-grain for the Lagas field, Saharduba, on behalf of Guzani.
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history: ANE in Walters Art Gallery
[Canby1974WAG] Canby, Jeanny Vorys. 1974. “The Ancient Near East in the Walters Art Gallery.”
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- Museum No.: WAM 48.1806
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-18 at 10:07:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:43:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:21:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-08-31 at 06:39:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:26:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:51 | 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 (034163) (034163)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 004750 (composite) (P457460) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-29]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 18},
title = {MVN 15, 140 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P118420},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118420},
}
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