MVN 22, 104 (P205498)

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 013775

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

44.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a2 sze gur [(x)]
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur#?-kam#?
3. a-sza3 ensi2-gal
4. sze sukkal-mah
5. ugula lu2-{d}igi-ma-[sze3]
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2
2. sze-ba geme2 usz-bar-sze3
  seal impression
3. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-[im] mu-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-sza3-la2#
2. dumu ba-ad-da-ri2!
3. [nu]-banda3#

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): 44.0 high × 39.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 22, 104

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013775
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0130

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-09-11 at 03:30:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:43 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) (P456397) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205498.
MVN 22, 104 artifact entry (No. P205498). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205498 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 104 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205498 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205498},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205498},
}

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