MVN 17, 021 (P119658)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012250Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu
2. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) masz2
3. udu lu2-dingir-ra na-gada en
4. 8(gesz2) 2(disz) udu
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) masz2
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 na-gada en
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu
8. 5(disz) masz2
column 2
1. igi-an-na-ke4-zu na-gada en
2. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)# udu
3. [...] x szu [...]
4. [...]
5. [n] 2(gesz2) 5(disz) udu 2(u) 1(disz) [masz2]
6. sza3-ba-na na#-gada# en#
7. 3(u) 1(disz) udu
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2-dam na-gada en
rest broken
2'. 2(u) [n] udu
3'. 2(disz) [n] masz2
column 2
1. udu lu2-i5-mar-bil3-ga-en
2. 5(u) 1(disz) udu [...]
3. udu lu2 [...] USZ [...]
4. [...]
5. u4 [...]
6. iti# [...]
7. mu [{d}i]-bi2-{d#}suen# lugal
obverse
column 1
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu
2. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) masz2
3. udu lu2-dingir-ra na-gada en
4. 8(gesz2) 2(disz) udu
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) masz2
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 na-gada en
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu
8. 5(disz) masz2
column 2
1. igi-an-na-ke4-zu na-gada en
2. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)# udu
3. [...] x szu [...]
4. [...]
5. [n] 2(gesz2) 5(disz) udu 2(u) 1(disz) [masz2]
6. sza3-ba-na na#-gada# en#
7. 3(u) 1(disz) udu
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2-dam na-gada en
rest broken
2'. 2(u) [n] udu
3'. 2(disz) [n] masz2
column 2
1. udu lu2-i5-mar-bil3-ga-en
2. 5(u) 1(disz) udu [...]
3. udu lu2 [...] USZ [...]
4. [...]
5. u4 [...]
6. iti# [...]
7. mu [{d}i]-bi2-{d#}suen# lugal
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 17, 21
[Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.udu (na-gada-en)
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 012250
- Accession No.: 1894-10-19, 0021
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.--.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:45:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:23:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:28:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 18:52:16 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | 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 (035291) (035291)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12250) (BM.12250)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1019-21) (W_1894-1019-21)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 17, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119658.
MVN 17, 021 artifact entry (No. P119658). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119658 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119658 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
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