MVN 15, 385 (P118643)

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 03.8.13

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 ab-ba-gi-na
2. 1(disz) tug2 szul-sza3-kusz2? dumu-ni
3. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}utu
4. 1(disz) tug2 {d}li9-si4-za3-mi2
5. 1(disz) tug2 ur-mes dumu lu2-{d}nansze
6. ugula nig2-u2-rum
7. 1(disz) tug2 ur-iri-ku3?-ga
8. ugula ur-li mu 1(asz)?
9. 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}lamma
10. ugula i3-ri-ib
11. [...]
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  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) tug2
2. tug2-ba geme2 gurusz {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba
3. sza3 e2-kikken2
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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 15, 385

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

    Cloths for various individuals at the mill.

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  • Museum No.: BkMus 03.8.13
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-17 at 17:36:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56 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 15, 385 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118643.
MVN 15, 385 artifact entry (No. P118643). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118643
MVN 15, 385 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118643 (Accessed: June 18, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118643},
}


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