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MVN 22, 249 (P204892)

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 014215

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

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
3. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. a2-bi 2(gesz2) [...] 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. ug3-IL2 lu2-sze3
or hun-<ga2>
7. nibru{ki}-sze3
8. ma2# tug2# gada# gid2#-da# x
9. zi-ga
10. silim#?-mi#? i3#-dab5#?
11. giri3# ur-sa6-ga-mu
12. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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): 40.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 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, 249

[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 014215
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0316

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.07.02.00, Amar-Suen.07.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.07.02.00 to Amar-Suen.07.07.00

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
2011-07-22 at 14:34:48	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 (051882) (051882)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-316) (W_1896-0402-316)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204892.

MVN 22, 249 artifact entry (No. P204892). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204892 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204892 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204892},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204892.

MVN 22, 249 artifact entry (No. P204892). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204892 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204892 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204892},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204892},
}

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