MVN 22, 188 (P202953)

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 013953

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

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
2. 1(disz)? tug2 a-su 1(u) ma-na 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(gesz2) [...] 3(u) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. 3(gesz2) [...] 4(u) 8(disz) tug2 sa-x?-sa
6. a2-bi 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. i3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) lugal
8. naga?-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
9. gu-bi 6(disz) ma-na
10. tug2 sur-ra
11. 2(disz)? tug2 nig2-dag us2 szar3
12. 1(disz)? tug2 a-su 1(u) ma-na us2 szar3
13. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
14. 1(disz)? tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
15. a2-bi 8(gesz2) [...] 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. i3-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz)# gin2
2. naga?-bi 4(ban2)# 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. gu-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
4. tug2 kin DI-a
5. 1(disz) tug2 a-su 1(u) ma-na us2 szar3
6. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
7. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 1(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za du
10. 3(u) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
11. tug2 sza3#-ha
12. e2# szu-szum2-ma
13. ur-ab-ba
14. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka#
15. giri3 iq-bi2-dingir sukkal lugal
16. u3 lugal-a2-zi-da
17. iti sze-il2#-[la u4] 1(u) ba-zal
18. mu sza-asz-ru#[{ki}] ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 47.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 188

    [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 013953
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0053

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:38 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, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202953.
MVN 22, 188 artifact entry (No. P202953). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202953 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202953 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202953},
}


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