MVN 17, 053 (P119673)

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 012283

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. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. a2 hun-ga2
3. 3(asz) a2 hun-ga2 erin2 bala tusz-a
4. 1(asz) sze szuku-ra engar
reverse
1. i3-dub a-sza3 lahtan2-ta
2. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}lamma
3. a-sza3 lahtan2 a-sza3 {d}inanna
  1 line blank
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
5. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur-{d}lamma?]
4. [sanga {d}inanna]

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119673

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened 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 012283
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 53

    [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.

    (á-hun-gá)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2013-09-30 at 15:22:28 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 Artifacts

“MVN 17, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119673.
MVN 17, 053 artifact entry (No. P119673). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119673 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119673 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119673},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 17, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119673.
MVN 17, 053 artifact entry (No. P119673). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119673 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119673 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119673
LB  - CDLI:P119673
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MVN 17, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119673
ER  - 
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