MVN 22, 118 (P202688)

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 013791

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

27.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 2(gesz2)# 1(u) 5(asz)#? sze# gur lugal#
2. [...] 3(disz)#? sila3#-ta
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. giri3 szuszin#?{ki}
3'. zi#-ga lugal
4'. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5'. mu an-sza-an[{ki}] ba#-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 30.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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    sealed; N

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  • primary: MVN 22, 118

    [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 013791
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0146

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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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
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, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202688.
MVN 22, 118 artifact entry (No. P202688). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202688 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202688 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202688},
}

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