MVN 22, 145 (P202710)

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 013840

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

39.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 niga
2. nig2-sza3-te
3. 1(disz) udu niga e2#-an-na
4. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz) masz2 niga
5. ki ensi2
6. 1(disz) sila4 ki-{d}suen
7. 1(disz) masz2 niga {d}szul-sza3-ga-na
8. esz3-esz3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)
9. 1(disz) ud5 nin#-dingir-ra#? udu e3-a
10. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 ga gu7
  1 line blank
11. zi-ga ki nin9 nin#-ta
12. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
13. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a ba-ku4?

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 31.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 145

    [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 013840
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0195

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.11d.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 14:34:37 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, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202710.
MVN 22, 145 artifact entry (No. P202710). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202710 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202710 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202710},
}


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