MVN 22, 089 (P205539)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013756

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 × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu# 1(disz)# [1/2(disz) sila3]
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3#
3. sze-bi 3(u) 4(disz) lu2-ma2#-[gan]
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 4(u) lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz)? udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 3(u) 5(disz) an-ne2
10. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
12. sze-bi 4(u) {d}nanna-si-sa2
  blank space
13. szunigin 7(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
14. szunigin udu 1(disz) sila3
15. sze-bi 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
16. u4 4(disz)-kam#
17. iti munu4-gu7#
18. mu us2-sa bad3# [mar-tu] ba#-[du3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205539

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013756
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0111

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 89

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205539.
MVN 22, 089 artifact entry (No. P205539). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205539 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205539 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205539.
MVN 22, 089 artifact entry (No. P205539). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205539 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205539 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205539},
}

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