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MVN 19, 009 (P120135)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012637

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. szu-e2-a sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. puzur4-ra-bi2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. dingir-dan sukkal
reverse
1. 2(disz) dug dida
2. 4(ban2) zi3 lugal
3. 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. elam mar-ha-szi{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ab-ti
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. giri3 ni-ku-lum sukkal
8. an-sza-an{ki}-ta
9. u3 nibru{ki}-ta! gen-na
left
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 19, 9

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 012637
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2016-07-28 at 15:41:04	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:46:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:23:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:33	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038129) (038129)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12637) (BM.12637)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-249) (W_1895-1214-249)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 19, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P120135.

MVN 19, 009 artifact entry (No. P120135). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120135 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 19, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120135 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 19, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120135},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P120135
LB  - CDLI:P120135
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - MVN 19, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120135
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 19, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P120135.

MVN 19, 009 artifact entry (No. P120135). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120135 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 19, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120135 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MVN 19, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120135},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P120135
LB  - CDLI:P120135
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - MVN 19, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120135
ER  -