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MVN 22, 210 (P204981)

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 014102

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

53.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. ur-sa6-ga
3. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2# 3(disz)-kam us2
4. lu2-{d#}nanna
5. 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
6. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
7. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
9. di-mi
10. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na gu kesz2
11. ka-tur-ra
1 line blank
12. zi-ga
13. lugal-di-ku5
14. um-mi-a szu ti-a
15. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul-ta
16. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 2(u) ba-zal
17. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-sze3

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): 53.0 high × 38.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 210

[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 014102
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0204

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.07.00.00, Šū-Suen.01.03.20
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.07.00.00 to Šū-Suen.01.03.20

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 14:35:04	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 (051843) (051843)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-204) (W_1896-0402-204)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 210 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204981.

MVN 22, 210 artifact entry (No. P204981). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204981 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 210 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204981 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 210 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204981},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 210 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204981.

MVN 22, 210 artifact entry (No. P204981). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204981 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 210 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204981 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 210 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204981},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P204981
LB  - CDLI:P204981
M1  - 2026/3/20/
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