MVN 22, 055 (P203378)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013717Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
53.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 26.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. ugula lugal-ab-ba
3. 5(u) 6(disz) ugula ur-{d}lamma
blank space
seal impression
4. 2(u) ugula lugal-ezem
5. 3(u) x ugula lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
6. sze-bi# 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
reverse
1. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-me
2. i3-dub u2-si-ga-ta
3. kiszib3 ku5-da dumu ma-li
blank space
seal impression
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d?}x
2. dumu [...]
3. szabra#
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 42.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 55
[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 013717
- Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0072
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2015-06-24 at 15:39:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-09-11 at 09:51:48 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051688) (051688)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-72) (W_1896-0331-72)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {MVN 22, 055 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P203378},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203378},
}
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