MVN 17, 058 (P119678)

Administrative tablet 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 012292

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(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
3. SIG7-a tu-ra
4. dug 1(u) 5(disz)-am3
5. ba-ab-gal2
reverse
1. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
  blank space
2. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. nig2-u2-rum
6. ra2-gaba?
7. 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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005718 (composite) (P458428) S005718 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119678

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 012292
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014554
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.12292
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1224-5

References

  • primary: MVN 17, 58

    [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.

  • history: RA 58, p.97-110, p. 103 66

    [Lambert1964Urabba] Lambert, Maurice, and Hugo H. Figulla. 1964. “Les Archives de Urabba Fils de Bazig (II).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 58: 97–110.

  • history: MVN 19, 58

    [Mander1995MVN19] Mander, Pietro. 1995. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12600-12750). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 19. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:41:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:41 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 12:22:24 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, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119678.
MVN 17, 058 artifact entry (No. P119678). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119678 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119678 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119678},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P119678
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - MVN 17, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119678
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 17, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119678.
MVN 17, 058 artifact entry (No. P119678). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119678 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119678 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 17, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119678},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P119678
LB  - CDLI:P119678
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - MVN 17, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119678
ER  -
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