MVN 22, 202 (P204985)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014042Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
57.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3
2. 1(disz) tug2 a-su szar3
3. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba szar3
4. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba us2 szar3
5. [...] 1(u) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
6. [...] 1(disz) tug2 a-su 3(disz)-kam us2 a-dam-szah2
7. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2#
8. 3(u) 5(disz) tug2# guz#-za# 4(disz)#-[kam us2]
9. 5(disz) tug2 guz#-[za-...]
10. 5(disz) tug2 sag usz#-[bar]
11. 8(disz)# tug2 bar-dul5 du#
12. [...] 1(disz) tug2 da-ba-tum
13. [...] 7(disz) tug2 mug
14. 3(disz)# tug2 nita2 tur
15. tug2# sa-gi4-a
16. nibru{ki}-sze3
17. zi#-ga
18. lu2#-{d}inanna
19. giri3# ur-sa6-ga-mu
20. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
21. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3
2. 1(disz) tug2 a-su szar3
3. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba szar3
4. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba us2 szar3
5. [...] 1(u) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3
6. [...] 1(disz) tug2 a-su 3(disz)-kam us2 a-dam-szah2
7. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2#
8. 3(u) 5(disz) tug2# guz#-za# 4(disz)#-[kam us2]
9. 5(disz) tug2 guz#-[za-...]
10. 5(disz) tug2 sag usz#-[bar]
11. 8(disz)# tug2 bar-dul5 du#
12. [...] 1(disz) tug2 da-ba-tum
13. [...] 7(disz) tug2 mug
14. 3(disz)# tug2 nita2 tur
15. tug2# sa-gi4-a
16. nibru{ki}-sze3
17. zi#-ga
18. lu2#-{d}inanna
19. giri3# ur-sa6-ga-mu
20. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
21. 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 44.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 202
[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 014042
- Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0143
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-05-01 at 11:14:24 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:42 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051835) (051835)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-143) (W_1896-0402-143)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204985.
MVN 22, 202 artifact entry (No. P204985). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204985 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 202 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204985 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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