MVN 22, 173 (P205531)

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 013898

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 × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [1(gesz2)] 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(u) 4(disz) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 4(u) lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
8. udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 3(u) 5(disz) an-ne2
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
11. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
12. sze-bi 4(u) {d}nanna-si-sa2
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13. szunigin udu 2(disz) sila3
14. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
15. sze-bi 3(asz) 3(ban2) gur
16. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
17. iti ezem-{d}li9-[si4]
18. mu# us2-sa {d}szu-{d#}suen#
19. [lugal]-e# bad3 mar-tu mu#-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 35.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 173

    [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 013898
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0253

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.03.21 (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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 173 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205531.
MVN 22, 173 artifact entry (No. P205531). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205531 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205531 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205531},
}

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