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MVN 15, 364 (P118629)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 118629

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 sze a-sza3 iri-ul
3. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. su-su-dam
reverse
blank space
1. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 sze a-sza3 iri-ul
blank space
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. dumu na-ba-sa6
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-ba-sa6?

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)

Collections

anonymous

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 364

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

Unopened envelope. Receipt of barley deficit from the Lagas field, Urul.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Anonymous 118629
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-07-26 at 13:19:34	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-06-17 at 16:46:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:44:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:27:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-01-12 at 03:19:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034370) (034370)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003050 (composite) (P455760)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 364 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118629.

MVN 15, 364 artifact entry (No. P118629). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118629

MVN 15, 364 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118629 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 364 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118629},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118629
LB  - CDLI:P118629
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - MVN 15, 364 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 364 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118629.

MVN 15, 364 artifact entry (No. P118629). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118629

MVN 15, 364 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118629 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 364 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118629},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118629
LB  - CDLI:P118629
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - MVN 15, 364 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118629
ER  -