MVN 22, 194 (P202603)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013974Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
61.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 24.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) x [...] gur
2. sag siskur2#?
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gesz [... gur]
4. sag siskur2#?
5. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gesz# [... gur]
6. sag siskur2#?
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(ban2)# x [...]
8. e2-kiszib3#-[ba ...]
rest broken
column 2
broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2#-[{d}]nin#-[...]
2'. [x] du [n] 4(disz) {gesz}[...]
3'. giri3 a#-a#-mu dumu [...]
4'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3# [...]
5'. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur x [...]
6'. nig2 u4-sakar u3 e2-[u4 1(u) 5(disz)]
7'. 1(disz) du lu2-kal#-[la ...]
8'. 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3-tur [...]
9'. 1(disz) du ur-{d}ig-alim# [...]
10'. 1(disz) du nig2-u2-rum SZE3 [...]
11'. 1(u) {gesz}pesz3 4(disz)# [kusz3-tur ...]
12'. 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur [...]
13'. x x [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...]
2'. 1(barig) lu2#-[...]
3'. 1(barig) e2-gal-e-[si ...]
4'. 1(asz) ur-{d#}ig-[alim ...]
5'. 1(barig) zi-ga didli x [...]
blank space
6'. 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
7'. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta e3-a
blank space
8'. iti amar-a-a-si u4 2(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
9'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) x [...] gur
2. sag siskur2#?
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gesz [... gur]
4. sag siskur2#?
5. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gesz# [... gur]
6. sag siskur2#?
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(ban2)# x [...]
8. e2-kiszib3#-[ba ...]
rest broken
column 2
broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2#-[{d}]nin#-[...]
2'. [x] du [n] 4(disz) {gesz}[...]
3'. giri3 a#-a#-mu dumu [...]
4'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3# [...]
5'. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur x [...]
6'. nig2 u4-sakar u3 e2-[u4 1(u) 5(disz)]
7'. 1(disz) du lu2-kal#-[la ...]
8'. 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3-tur [...]
9'. 1(disz) du ur-{d}ig-alim# [...]
10'. 1(disz) du nig2-u2-rum SZE3 [...]
11'. 1(u) {gesz}pesz3 4(disz)# [kusz3-tur ...]
12'. 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur [...]
13'. x x [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...]
2'. 1(barig) lu2#-[...]
3'. 1(barig) e2-gal-e-[si ...]
4'. 1(asz) ur-{d#}ig-[alim ...]
5'. 1(barig) zi-ga didli x [...]
blank space
6'. 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
7'. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta e3-a
blank space
8'. iti amar-a-a-si u4 2(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
9'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 69.0 wide × 24.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 194
[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 013974
- Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0074
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.10.22
- Alternative Years: SH32 SH44 IS03
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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2015-04-04 at 15:00:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:34:35 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:26:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-27 at 19:39:15 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:33:37 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051827) (051827)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-74) (W_1896-0402-74)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202603.
MVN 22, 194 artifact entry (No. P202603). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202603 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202603 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
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