MVN 17, 087 (P119702)
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 012321Period
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
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
3. lugal-{d}utu mar-tu
4. 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
6. nigar{gar}-ki-du10 lu2 kas4
7. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
9. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
10. zi-na-di3 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
3. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
4. szu-ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-szim-{d}szul-gi lu2 kas4
7. 2(ban2) ninda elam za-ul{ki}-me
8. giri3 i-szim-{d}szul-gi
9. za-ul{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 1(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-{d}utu mar-tu
left
column 1
1. 2(ban2) ninda elam gi-sza
2. giri3 lugal-{d}utu lu2
column 2
1. gi-sza{ki}-ta du-ni
2. iti GAN2-masz
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
3. lugal-{d}utu mar-tu
4. 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
6. nigar{gar}-ki-du10 lu2 kas4
7. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
9. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
10. zi-na-di3 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
reverse
1. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
3. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
4. szu-ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-szim-{d}szul-gi lu2 kas4
7. 2(ban2) ninda elam za-ul{ki}-me
8. giri3 i-szim-{d}szul-gi
9. za-ul{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 1(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-{d}utu mar-tu
left
column 1
1. 2(ban2) ninda elam gi-sza
2. giri3 lugal-{d}utu lu2
column 2
1. gi-sza{ki}-ta du-ni
2. iti GAN2-masz
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 17, 87
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 012321
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00
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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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| 2016-04-02 at 21:41:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-04-02 at 21:38:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-08-24 at 12:11:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:45:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:23:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:24 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | 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 (035329) (035329)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12321) (BM.12321)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1224-34) (W_1894-1224-34)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 17, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P119702.
MVN 17, 087 artifact entry (No. P119702). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119702 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 17, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119702 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
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