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MVN 22, 201 (P205584)

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 014031

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

45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) [...] 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 esir2 duru5 ba-al si-ga
2. e2-tul2-ta-<<ta>>
3. mar-sa-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu esz-am3
seal impression
2. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ab-ba-mu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 45.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 201

[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 106 n. 44

[Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014031
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0131

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2014-09-11 at 11:01:58	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:44	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (51834) (51834)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-131) (W_1896-0402-131)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 006510 (composite) (P469705)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205584.

MVN 22, 201 artifact entry (No. P205584). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205584 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 201 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205584 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205584},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205584.

MVN 22, 201 artifact entry (No. P205584). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205584 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 201 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205584 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {MVN 22, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205584},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/27/
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