MVN 18, 625 (P119986)

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 0915

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

40.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) x [...] NI#?
2'. 1(disz) [...]
3'. u3 [...]
4'. 1(disz) ab-ba-x
5'. 1(disz) lu2-bala#?-saga#?
reverse
1. 1(disz) [...]
  blank space
2. dah-hu [...]
3. [x]-ba [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [iti? ...]
  text moved to next line
2. [mu us2]-sa ur-bi2-[lum{ki} ba]-hul

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/P119986

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 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 0915
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035607

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 625

    [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, 625

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:46:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:29:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:31 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, 625 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119986.
MVN 18, 625 artifact entry (No. P119986). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119986
MVN 18, 625 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119986 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 625 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119986},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 625 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119986.
MVN 18, 625 artifact entry (No. P119986). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119986
MVN 18, 625 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119986 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 625 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119986},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119986
LB  - CDLI:P119986
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MVN 18, 625 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119986
ER  -
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