MVN 22, 135 (P205544)

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 013824

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

40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2) gur lugal
3. lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
4. 3(gesz2) 3(u) udu# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(disz) [lu2]-dingir-ra#
6. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(disz) an-ne2
reverse
1. 3(gesz2) 4(u)#? [x udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz)] sila3
2. sze-bi [1(asz) 3(ban2)] {d}nanna#-si#-<sa2>
  blank space
3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) [5(u) 5(disz)? x udu] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3]
4. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 5(disz)# gur#
5. u4 4(disz)-kam
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
7. 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/P205544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 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 013824
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0179

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051768
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-179

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 135

    [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 09:54:10 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, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205544.
MVN 22, 135 artifact entry (No. P205544). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205544 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205544 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205544},
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205544.
MVN 22, 135 artifact entry (No. P205544). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205544 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205544 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205544},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205544
LB  - CDLI:P205544
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 22, 135 artifact entry
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