MVN 22, 175 (P205134)

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 013906

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

102.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [x] sila3 i3-gesz lugal#
2. ur-nig2
3. 2(disz) sila3 lugal-sa6-ga
4. 8(disz) sila3 lu2-na
5. 2(disz) sila3 ur-sa6#-ga
6. 4(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}inanna
7. 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gi4#? [...]
8. 5(disz) sila3 di-ni-li2
9. 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 ur-ab-ba
10. 4(disz) sila3 lugal-di-ku5
11. 2(disz) sila3 ka-tur-ra
12. 2(disz) sila3 ur-nigar{gar}
13. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}lamma
14. 2(disz) sila3 ku4?-ra?-ni
15. 1(disz)? sila3 lu2-gi-[x]
16. 2(disz)#? sila3 ab-ba-gi#-na#
17. 1(disz)#? sila3 al-[la?]
18. 1(disz) sila3 nam-x [...]
19. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nanna
20. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
21. szunigin 1(barig) 5(disz)# sila3# i3#-gesz# lugal#
22. i3 szu ba#?-ti#?-a
23. lu2 x x x x x-a
  blank space
24. [iti amar]-a-a-si
25. [mu en] eridu{ki} ba-a-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 102.0 high × 54.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 175

    [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 013906
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0006

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.10.--
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 175 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205134.
MVN 22, 175 artifact entry (No. P205134). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205134 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 175 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205134 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205134},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205134
LB  - CDLI:P205134
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - MVN 22, 175 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205134
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 175 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205134.
MVN 22, 175 artifact entry (No. P205134). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205134 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 175 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205134 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205134},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205134
LB  - CDLI:P205134
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - MVN 22, 175 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205134
ER  -
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