MVN 18, 391 (P119752)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0404

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

43.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) sze giri3-ka# lugal
2. 3(disz) dug dida 3(ban2) zi3 1(disz) sila3 [x]
3. dumu-lugal udu ur4 [...]
4. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-[x]
5. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) gu [...]
6. a-hu-ma ma2-lah5# [x]-da du-[x]
7. 4(ban2) [...] x [x]
8. [...] x x [...]
reverse
1. x [...]
2. 1(disz) dug dida# [...]
3. ma2-a gar-[ra]
4. a-hu-ni x
5. a-ab-ba-ta du-[x]
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) [...]
7. NE-NE lu2 kas4#
8. a-ab-ba-ta du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-[gur2 i3]
10. {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal
11. a-ab-ba-sze3 du-ni
left
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P119752

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0404
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035373

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 391

    [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, 391

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-07 at 08:47:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:45:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119752.
MVN 18, 391 artifact entry (No. P119752). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119752
MVN 18, 391 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119752 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119752
LB  - CDLI:P119752
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MVN 18, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119752
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119752.
MVN 18, 391 artifact entry (No. P119752). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119752
MVN 18, 391 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119752 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119752
LB  - CDLI:P119752
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MVN 18, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119752
ER  -
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