MVN 22, 253 (P205299)
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 014226Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
30.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. SZIM? gur lugal
2. nig2-ba lugal
3. lu2-sa6#-ga-bi?
4. giri3 szabra-e2
blank space
5. zi#-ga
6. iti munu4-gu7
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. SZIM? gur lugal
2. nig2-ba lugal
3. lu2-sa6#-ga-bi?
4. giri3 szabra-e2
blank space
5. zi#-ga
6. iti munu4-gu7
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
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): 30.0 high × 28.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 253
[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 014226
- Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0327
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.05.00
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:27:31 | 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 (051886) (051886)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-327) (W_1896-0402-327)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205299.
MVN 22, 253 artifact entry (No. P205299). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205299 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205299 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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