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MVN 22, 172 (P204164)

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 013881

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

59.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) ud5
2. 4(disz) masz2-gal
3. 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-nita2
4. lugal-uszur4 4(u) la2 1(disz)
5. 1(u) 3(disz) ud5
6. 3(disz) masz2-gal
7. 2(u) 1(disz) masz2-nita2
8. {d}utu-mu dumu e2-ki-gal-la 3(u) 7(disz)
blank space
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) 6(disz) ud5 masz2
blank space
10. ud5-ta nigin2?-na
11. sza3 tir-ba gesz-gibil-la
12. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 44.0 wide × 23.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 172

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013881
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0236

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2013-09-28 at 11:08:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:27:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:42	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051805) (051805)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-236) (W_1896-0331-236)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204164.

MVN 22, 172 artifact entry (No. P204164). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204164 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204164 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204164},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204164.

MVN 22, 172 artifact entry (No. P204164). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204164 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204164 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204164},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P204164
LB  - CDLI:P204164
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - MVN 22, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204164
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