MVN 15, 388 (P118646)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

BkMus 03.8.32

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
2. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu dingir-ra
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118646

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number BkMus 03.8.32
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034387

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 388

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

    Grain receipt?

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-09-25 at 17:07:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 08:28:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118646.
MVN 15, 388 artifact entry (No. P118646). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118646
MVN 15, 388 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118646 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118646
LB  - CDLI:P118646
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 15, 388 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118646
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118646.
MVN 15, 388 artifact entry (No. P118646). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118646
MVN 15, 388 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118646 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118646
LB  - CDLI:P118646
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 15, 388 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118646
ER  -
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