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MVN 22, 230+A (P202608)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014159

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
3. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
4. {gesz}ig kusz-e ak
reverse
1. u3 du10-us2 du8-de3
2. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. mu si#-mu#-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 4(barig) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. 4(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# i3#-szah2
3. [ki ur]-ab#-ba-ta
4. [{gesz}ig kusz-e?] ak#-de3
5. [...] ba-ra-du8
6. [...] sukkal-mah
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-bara2
seal impression
3. iti munu4-gu7
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin#-[bara2]

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 wide × 30.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 230+A

[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014159
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0261

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.05.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051863) (051863)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-261) (W_1896-0402-261)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002729 (composite) (P455439)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 230+A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202608.

MVN 22, 230+A artifact entry (No. P202608). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202608 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 230+A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202608 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 230+{A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202608},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 230+A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202608.

MVN 22, 230+A artifact entry (No. P202608). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202608 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 230+A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202608 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 230+{A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202608},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/15/
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