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MVN 22, 207 (P205133)

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 014073

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

50.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3
2. ki giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ta
3. ur-ab-ba szu ba-ti
4. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
5. ki giri3-ni-i3-sa6-ta
6. ur-{d}ig-alim szu ba-ti
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. [ki] ur#-[{d}]nin#-gesz-zi-da dumu# [...-{d}]ba-ba6-ta#
9. [...] 3(disz)#?-kam#? us2#?
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. szunigin 1(u) [...]-kal#
2'. szunigin 5(disz) [...]-us2#
3'. tug2# ki-la2 tag#-ga#
4'. ki ugula usz-bar-ra!?-ta
5'. lu2 azlag2-ke4 szu ba-ti#
6'. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
blank space
7'. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun

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): 50.0 high × 50.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 207

[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 014073
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0175

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.08.--
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:08	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 (051840) (051840)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-175) (W_1896-0402-175)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205133.

MVN 22, 207 artifact entry (No. P205133). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205133 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 207 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205133 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205133},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205133.

MVN 22, 207 artifact entry (No. P205133). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205133 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 207 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205133 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205133},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205133
LB  - CDLI:P205133
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - MVN 22, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205133
ER  -