MVN 18, 388 (P119749)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

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Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0231

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

180.0 mm × 115.0 mm × 43.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1'
1. [...] x
2. [...] gur
3. [...] gu4 1(u) 1(disz) [...] x
4. [...] du
5. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. la2-ia3 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x
  blank space
3. ur-dun sanga {d}nansze
  blank space
4. x 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta
5. [...] su-ga [...] mu-kux(DU)
6. [...]-x-kam
7. [...] 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. [...] 7(disz) dumu [...] ab-ba-mu
  blank space
9. [...] 1(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
10. [...] x-a-ni#?
11. [...] DISZ KA
12. [...] x
13. [...] x-ni
14. [...]-bi-ta
15. [...] bi? u4 [...] du
16. [...] x [...] x
  rest broken
column 3'
1. [...] 1(disz) 5(disz) sila3# DISZ ga
2. x masz2
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
5. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) sze erin2 szu ti
6. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
8. szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
9. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) masz2
10. la2-ia3-am3
11. giri3# ur-ba-gara2
12. 1(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
  blank space
14. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
15. la2-ia3# 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
16. x x x
17. la2-ia3 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
18. al-la dumu me-sa6
19. 4(asz) 1(ban2) 1(u) gin2 gur
20. sza3-bi-ta
21. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
22. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
23. la2-ia3 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1(u) gin2 gur
24. ur#-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
25. la2#-ia3# 2(asz) gur
26. su#-ga
27. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
28. da#-da dumu ur-{d}x-[...]
column 4'
1. {d}utu-ba-e3
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 su-ga mu-kux(DU)
4. ur-sa6-ga dumu e2-ur2-bi
  blank space
5. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
6. la2-ia3 2(asz) gur
7. lu2-ga2-mu
8. 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
10. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur#
11. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. szunigin 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [gur]
15. su-ga mu-[kux(DU)]
16. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) [...]
17. nig2-ka9 mu [...]
18. ugu2 ma-[...]
19. 6(asz) ki lugal-[...]-x-[...]
20. ugu2# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. la2-ia3 [...]
2'. na-silim [...]
3'. la2-ia3 x [...] gur
4'. lu2#-x-[...]-x
5'. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) x [x] sila3 gur
6'. x-a dumu [...]-x
7'. x x x
8'. [...] x-ga nu-banda3
9'. la2-ia3 3(asz) [...] 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
10'. [...] lu2 [...] gur
11'. [...] x [...] x
12'. [...] x x
13'. [...] x UD
14'. [...] x [...] x
15'. x x [...] x
16'. su-ga mu-[kux(DU)]
17'. x 1(u) 4(barig) 4(ban2) [...]
18'. nig2-ka9 mu en [...]
19'. ki masz-a-ni igi [...]
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin 3(asz) [...]
2'. la2-ia3 [...]
3'. ur-{d}[...]
4'. la2-ia3 1(disz) [...]
5'. 4(asz) [...]
6'. [...]
7'. x [...]
8'. 7(disz) x [...]
9'. x [...]
10'. 1(disz) [...]
11'. [...]
12'. x [...] x [...]
13'. [...]
14'. [...]
15'. [...]
16'. [...] x x [...]
17'. la2-ia3 5(asz) 9(disz) sila3 gur
18'. x-mah
19'. x x x-da lu2-{d}utu-mu
20'. la2-ia3 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
21'. lugal-me-te-na
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] DISZ
2'. [...] ASZ [...] x
  blank space
3'. [sza3]-bi#-ta
4'. [...] su-ga mu-kux(DU)
5'. [...] 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
6'. [... x-igi-zi:bar-ra] sza13#-dub-ba
  blank space
7'. szunigin# 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
8'. szunigin# 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
9'. sza3#-bi-ta
10'. [...] 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
11'. [...] su#-ga mu-kux(DU)#
12'. [...] 2(u) 3(asz) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2# gur
13'. [...] 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
14'. x-x
  blank space
15'. giri3# nig2-u2#-rum
  blank space
16'. e2# {d}ig-alim
17'. u3# e2 uru11{ki}
18'. la2-ia3 5(disz) masz2
19'. x-nigin6{ki#}
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...] x
2'. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 180.0 high × 115.0 wide × 43.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 18, 388

    [Molina1993MVN18] Molina, Manuel. 1993. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Copias Cuneiformes. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 18. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AuOr. Suppl. 11, 388

    [Molina1996Montserrat] Molina, Manuel. 1996. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Transliteraciones e Índices. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa 11. Sabadell (Barcelona): Editorial AUSA.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MM 0231
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:19:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:28:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119749.
MVN 18, 388 artifact entry (No. P119749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119749
MVN 18, 388 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119749 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119749
LB  - CDLI:P119749
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - MVN 18, 388 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119749
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119749.
MVN 18, 388 artifact entry (No. P119749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119749
MVN 18, 388 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119749 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119749
LB  - CDLI:P119749
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - MVN 18, 388 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119749
ER  -
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