MVN 22, 126 (P205534)

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 013800

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

39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(u) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 2(u) 4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 2(u) 4(disz) an-ne2
8. udu 2(disz) sila3
9. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 3(u) 4(disz) {d}nanna-<si-sa2>
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11. szunigin udu 2(disz) sila3
12. szunigin 7(gesz2) 1(u) la2# 1(disz)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
14. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
15. iti mu-szu-du7
16. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 33.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 126

    [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 013800
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0155

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.09.17 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:12 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, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205534.
MVN 22, 126 artifact entry (No. P205534). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205534 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205534 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205534},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205534},
}

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