MVN 22, 028 (P203818)

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 013665

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

66.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) sila3 ki-lu5-la
2. 5(disz) sila3 nin-ezem
3. dumu me-ni-szu-na-me
4. 5(disz) sila3 nin-ku3-zu!(SU)
5. dumu nin-ra-mu-gi4
  blank space
6. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 5(disz) sila3 {d}ba-ba6-a-zu!(SU)
9. dumu lu5-zi-me
10. 5(disz) sila3 ama-ku3-zu!(SU)
  rest broken
column 2
1. dumu geme2 esz2-dam
2. 5(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}utu
3. dumu UD-ma
4. 5(disz) sila3 a-kal-la
5. dumu nin-ki-la2-a
6. 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
7. dumu u3-gu2-zi
  blank space
8. ugula a2-na-na
9. 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}szul-gi!(ZI)
10. dumu u4-ma-ni-gar
11. [x x?]-x x-NI
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ugula ur-dub#-szen#
2'. 5(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi dumu nin-ma2#-gur8#-re#?
  blank space
3'. ugula lugal-uszumgal
4'. 5(disz) sila3 geme2-ku3-zu!(SU)
5'. 5(disz) sila3 nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul
6'. dumu nin-[mu-sze3-igi]-mu-me
7'. 5(disz) sila3# [geme2-{d}na]-ru2-a dumu geme2-esz2-dam
8'. 5(disz) sila3# [ur-{d}nin-gesz]-zi#-da
9'. dumu [nin-mu-szu]-ta
10'. 5(disz) sila3 nin-geszkim-zi dumu geme2-{d}lamma
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz)# [sila3 ...]
  blank space
2'. ugula lugal-me-lam2
3'. 5(disz) nin-lu2-nu-sza-ra#-ge#
4'. dumu nin-a-ni-sa6
  blank space
5'. ugula ur-mes
6'. 1(ban2) e2-hi-li ug3-IL2 e2-gal
  blank space
7'. ugula ba-zi
  blank space
8'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9'. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-li i3-dab5
10'. guru7-a tak4-a
11'. sze-ba-e dah-ha
12'. iti GAN2-masz
13'. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
14'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 84.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 28

    [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 013665
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0020

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.08.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:34:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203818.
MVN 22, 028 artifact entry (No. P203818). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203818 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203818 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203818},
}

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