MVN 22, 139 (P205128)

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 013830

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

37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
2. e2-udu e2-gal-ta
3. ki amar-szuba3-ta
4. im-ti-dam i3-dab5
  blank space
5. iti GAN2-masz u4 7(disz) ba-zal
6. mu us2-sa hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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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): 37.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 139

    [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 013830
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0185

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.07 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205128.
MVN 22, 139 artifact entry (No. P205128). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205128 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205128 (Accessed: May 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205128},
}


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