MVN 17, 023a & b (P119659)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012252

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. 4(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 4(disz) u8
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ud5
5. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 gaba
6. e2-u4 7(disz) iti u4 5(disz) ba-zal
7. 2(u) udu
8. 1(u) 3(disz) u8
9. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2
10. 5(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
11. 4(u) 1(disz) ud5
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) sila4 gaba
2. e2-u4 1(u) 5(disz) iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu
4. 3(u) 2(disz) u8
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
6. 3(u) 5(disz) masz2
7. 1(u) ud5
8. e2-u4-sakar iti u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
9. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ka
10. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
11. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 bi-nu{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 5(u) la2 1(disz) u8
3. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2
4. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ud5
5. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
6. 4(u) sila4 gaba
7. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ka
8. kiszib3 ur-mes
reverse
1. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
  single ruling
2. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 [bi-nu{ki}] ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.11.05 to Šulgi.48.11.28 (Reichskalender)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004554 (composite) (P457264) S004554 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

20160310 firth: contents almost identical to P202528

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119659

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012252
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035292
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.12252
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1019-23-a

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 23a & b

    [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.

    bala (udu)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-04-24 at 11:18:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:28:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:35:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:52:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 17, 023a & b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119659.
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (No. P119659). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119659 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119659 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119659},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 17, 023a & b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119659.
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (No. P119659). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119659 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119659 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119659
LB  - CDLI:P119659
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MVN 17, 023a & b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119659
ER  -
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