MVN 22, 060 (P204037)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013724

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) sila4 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3. iti#? 1(disz)-sze3#? da-x-sze3#?
4. [x] lugal#?-ku3
5. sza3#? ezem-mah
reverse
1. [x] x-ta
2. [sza3] uri5#{ki}-ma
3. iti ezem-mah
envelope
obverse
1. [...]-ra#?
2. [...] sza3# uri5{ki}-ma
3. [...] ta#? si#?
  seal impression
4. iti ezem-mah#
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P204037

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013724
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0079

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051693
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-79-a

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 60

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

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 3

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204037.
MVN 22, 060 artifact entry (No. P204037). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204037 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204037 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204037},
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TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204037
LB  - CDLI:P204037
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 22, 060 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204037.
MVN 22, 060 artifact entry (No. P204037). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204037 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204037 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204037},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204037
LB  - CDLI:P204037
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 22, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204037
ER  -
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