MVN 22, 174 (P205540)
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 013900Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [3(u)] 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(disz) sze lu2-kal-la
3. 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. 4(disz) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi <1(disz) sila3>
6. 2(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3-ta
BDTNS has u for ban2
7. nig2-ar3-ra sze-bi
8. 2(disz) duh ge6
9. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
blank space
10. [szunigin] 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) sila3-ta
11. [szunigin] 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
12. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
13. [szunigin] 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze lugal
14. [iti] munu4-gu7
15. mu us2#-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal]-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
16. [u4 n-kam]
obverse
1. [3(u)] 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(disz) sze lu2-kal-la
3. 3(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. 4(disz) sze ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) szeg9-bar sze-bi <1(disz) sila3>
6. 2(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3-ta
BDTNS has u for ban2
7. nig2-ar3-ra sze-bi
8. 2(disz) duh ge6
9. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
blank space
10. [szunigin] 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) sila3-ta
11. [szunigin] 1(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
12. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
13. [szunigin] 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze lugal
14. [iti] munu4-gu7
15. mu us2#-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal]-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
16. [u4 n-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): 36.0 high × 30.0 wide × 16.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 174
[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 013900
- Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0255
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.05.-- (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:12 | 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 (051807) (051807)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-255) (W_1896-0331-255)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 174 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205540.
MVN 22, 174 artifact entry (No. P205540). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205540 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 174 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205540 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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