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MVN 22, 121 (P202734)

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 013794

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

40.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 2(disz)-kam us2
2. ki#-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz)# ma-na
3. [...] 1(disz)# tug2 nig2-lam2 gu2 2(asz) us2# szar3
4. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na 5(disz)# gin2#
5. 1(u) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
6. ki#-la2-bi 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na
7. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 3(disz)-kam#? us2#?
9. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na# 3(disz) gin2
10. 9(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2#
11. ki#-la2-bi 3(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma#-[na] 5(disz) gin2
12. 1(disz) ma#?-na tug2? za-ri2 x SZIM {gesz}erin {d}ba-ba6
13. iti# sze-sag11-[ku5]
14. mu# bad3 ma-da# ba-du3

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 31.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 121

[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 013794
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0149

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.11.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (051754) (051754)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-149) (W_1896-0331-149)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202734.

MVN 22, 121 artifact entry (No. P202734). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202734 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 121 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202734 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202734},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202734.

MVN 22, 121 artifact entry (No. P202734). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202734 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 121 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202734 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202734},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202734
LB  - CDLI:P202734
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - MVN 22, 121 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202734
ER  -