MVN 22, 137 (P205526)
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 013826Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
39.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 15.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(u) 1(disz) sze lu2-kal-la
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. 1(u) 3(disz) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi
6. 5(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. 2(disz) gu4 amar gu4# 2(disz) sila3#-ta#
8. 2(u) nig2-ar3 sze-bi [...]
9. 2(u) duh-[ge6]
10. 2(disz) duh ki-a-x
11. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
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12. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 hi-a
13. szunigin 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
14. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
15. szunigin 1(asz) sze gur
16. iti GAN2-masz
17. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu
18. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(u) 1(disz) sze lu2-kal-la
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. 1(u) 3(disz) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi
6. 5(disz) gu4 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. 2(disz) gu4 amar gu4# 2(disz) sila3#-ta#
8. 2(u) nig2-ar3 sze-bi [...]
9. 2(u) duh-[ge6]
10. 2(disz) duh ki-a-x
11. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
blank space
12. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 hi-a
13. szunigin 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
14. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
15. szunigin 1(asz) sze gur
16. iti GAN2-masz
17. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu
18. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
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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): 39.0 high × 30.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 137
[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 013826
- Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0181
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.01.14 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:43 | 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 (051770) (051770)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-181) (W_1896-0331-181)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205526.
MVN 22, 137 artifact entry (No. P205526). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205526 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205526 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
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