MVN 22, 085 (P203678)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013752

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(disz) muszen# iti# GAN2-masz
2. 1(u)# muszen# iti# gu4#-ra2#-bi2?-mu2-mu2
  blank space
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4. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu# lu2-ba-ta#
5. kiszib3 lu2-lagasz{ki}
  blank space
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7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-lagasz{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. nu-banda3 kuruszda
  uncertain

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 37.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: MVN 22, 85

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 112 n. 78 (seal)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013752
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0107

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-14 at 13:06:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:42 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002960 (composite) (P455670) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P203678.
MVN 22, 085 artifact entry (No. P203678). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203678 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203678 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {MVN 22, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203678},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P203678.
MVN 22, 085 artifact entry (No. P203678). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203678 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203678 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {MVN 22, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203678},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P203678
LB  - CDLI:P203678
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - MVN 22, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203678
ER  -
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