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MVN 20, 203 (P143136)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07539

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. 3(u) sze gur sila3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
2. za3#-mu maszkim
3. 2(u) sze gur sila3 1(gesz2)-ta
4. lugal-sila maszkim
5. 4(asz) sze gur sila3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}gibil6
2. [...] dug
3. sze-bi 2(asz) [x] sze gur
4. 7(asz) kasz dida
5. 2(barig) zi3
6. giri3 sukkal-mah

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

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 20, 203

[d’Agostino1997MVN20] Agostino, Franco d’. 1997. Testi Amministrativi Della III Dinastia Di Ur Dal Museo Statale Ermitage, San Pietroburgo, Russia. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 20. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 07539
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:25:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:26	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 (045015) (045015)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 20, 203 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P143136.

MVN 20, 203 artifact entry (No. P143136). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143136

MVN 20, 203 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143136 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 20, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P143136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P143136},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P143136
LB  - CDLI:P143136
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 20, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P143136
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 20, 203 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P143136.

MVN 20, 203 artifact entry (No. P143136). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P143136

MVN 20, 203 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P143136 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 20, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P143136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P143136},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P143136
LB  - CDLI:P143136
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 20, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P143136
ER  -