MVN 22, 227 (P202611)

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 014145

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

45.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
2. szesz-kal-la dumu al-la
3. ($ blank space $) sila3 {gesz}haszhur? had2
4. 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
5. ur-e2-ninnu dumu ba-a
6. 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
7. szabra-e2-a!
  blank space
8. zi#-ga
9. iti sze-il2#-la#
10. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba#-hul#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 35.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 227

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 014145
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0247

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202611.
MVN 22, 227 artifact entry (No. P202611). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202611 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202611 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202611},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
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ID  - P202611
LB  - CDLI:P202611
M1  - 2025/11/14/
TI  - MVN 22, 227 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202611.
MVN 22, 227 artifact entry (No. P202611). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202611 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202611 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202611},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202611
LB  - CDLI:P202611
M1  - 2025/11/14/
TI  - MVN 22, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202611
ER  - 
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