MVN 22, 277 (P202606)
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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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014275Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) i3-gesz
2. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
3. 1(u) ga-ar3
4. zu2-lum gur
5. nig2-siskur2-ra sza3-ge guru7-a lugal
reverse
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. u3 {d}ba-ba6
3. giri3 ur-nigar#?-[{gar?}...] x [...]
blank space
4. iti gu4-ra2#-[bi2-mu2-mu2?]
5. mu si-mu-ru#-[um]{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 2(u) i3-gesz
2. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
3. 1(u) ga-ar3
4. zu2-lum gur
5. nig2-siskur2-ra sza3-ge guru7-a lugal
reverse
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. u3 {d}ba-ba6
3. giri3 ur-nigar#?-[{gar?}...] x [...]
blank space
4. iti gu4-ra2#-[bi2-mu2-mu2?]
5. 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): 38.0 high × 35.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- 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, 277
[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 014275
- Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0376
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.02.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2021-12-30 at 14:30:14 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-31 at 17:16:07 | 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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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | 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 (051910) (051910)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-376) (W_1896-0402-376)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 277 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202606.
MVN 22, 277 artifact entry (No. P202606). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202606 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202606 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
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