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MVN 22, 038 (P204302)

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 013683

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

46.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 8(disz) udu-gal
2. 1(disz) masz2-gal
3. 6(disz) u8
blank space
seal impression
5. 2(disz) kir11 8(disz) ud5
6. 2(disz) masz2 gur4-da
7. ki ba-a-ta
8. kiszib3 lugal-gu2-gal
9. iti szu-numun
10. lumx(KWU354)-gar-ra-ta
blank space
seal impression
12. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-gu2-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu# lu2-{d}ba-[ba6]

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 42.0 wide × 29.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 38

[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 013683
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0038

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.04.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:45	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 (051671) (051671)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-38) (W_1896-0331-38)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003477 (composite) (P456187)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204302.

MVN 22, 038 artifact entry (No. P204302). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204302 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204302 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204302},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204302.

MVN 22, 038 artifact entry (No. P204302). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204302 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204302 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204302},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204302
LB  - CDLI:P204302
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - MVN 22, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204302
ER  -