MVN 17, 036 (P119663)

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 012266

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(u) 5(disz) kusz udu
  1 line blank
2. ka-tab dug-na-sze3
3. ki a2-bi2-lum aszgab-ta
4. kiszib3 sipa-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4-i3-pa3
reverse
1. iti munu4-gu7
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. sipa-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4-i3-pa3
5. sagi ARAD2-zu

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119663

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012266
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 36

    [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.

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
2013-07-19 at 17:05:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:23 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 17, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119663.
MVN 17, 036 artifact entry (No. P119663). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119663 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119663 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119663
LB  - CDLI:P119663
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 17, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119663
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 17, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119663.
MVN 17, 036 artifact entry (No. P119663). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119663 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119663 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 17, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119663
LB  - CDLI:P119663
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 17, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119663
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.