MVN 22, 050 (P204036)

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 013711

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

63.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) x [...] du#? gur#
2. 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig)#? [...] gur#
3. ki ur-{d}ig#-[alim?]-ta#
4. gur x x x-ta#
5. gur sze-kar x x
6. sze gur x x x-ta
7. nig2#-ar3#-ra# saga# gur#
8. ki lu2-x x-ta
  blank space
9. [n] 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) SZIM du gur
10. [...] SZIM#? x 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 [x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [iti szu]-numun-sze3#?
3'. [x]-bi 4(u) 4(asz) iti 2(disz)-sze3#
  blank space
4'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) kasz saga gur#
5'. sze bala-bi 4(u) 2(asz)
6'. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du gur
7'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) sze
8'. sze-bi 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9'. diri 1(asz)
10'. nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}lamma gu2-ab-ba{ki}
11'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-ta
12'. iti szu-numun-sze3
13'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba#-hul# mu# [us2-sa]-bi
14'. giri3 lugal-an-na-ni#? [...]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 51.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 50

    [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 013711
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0066

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.03.00 (us2-us2 year), Šulgi.48.04.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.03.00 (us2-us2 year) to Šulgi.48.04.00 (us2-us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-14 at 08:52:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:46:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44 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, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204036.
MVN 22, 050 artifact entry (No. P204036). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204036 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204036 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204036},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204036
LB  - CDLI:P204036
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - MVN 22, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204036
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204036.
MVN 22, 050 artifact entry (No. P204036). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204036 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204036 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204036},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204036
LB  - CDLI:P204036
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - MVN 22, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204036
ER  -
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