MVN 22, 033 (P205634)

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 013673

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

98.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. e2# {d}nin#-gir2-[su]
2'. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz gur 1(barig) 5(ban2)#
3'. e2# ba-gara2
4'. 2(u) gurusz 4(u)# 3(asz) gur 1(barig)# 5(ban2)
5'. e2# {d}ba-ba6
6'. 1(u) 3(disz) <gurusz> 5(asz) gur gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7'. lu2-usz-gi-na
8'. 1(u) 1(disz) 3(asz)? 1(ban2)? 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) x x
9'. lu2-dingir-ra
10'. 1(u) 2(disz) 4(asz)? gurusz 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
11'. ba-ra-e11-de3
12'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) 2(asz)? gurusz# la2 1(disz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
13'. ur-ba-gara2
14'. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
15'. kal-la
16'. 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) tu#? 1(disz) zi gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
reverse
1. he2-dab5-me
2. 1(u) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}iszkur
3. [...] 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) gur 1(barig) 5(ban2)
4. x-ta gid2-da GAN2 sza3-ga-du11-ga
5. 1(u) gurusz 1(barig)? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) ARAD2
6. gurusz 1(barig)? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7. ur-{d}ig-alim
8. la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2)? 3(u)? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. la2 1(disz) gurusz 3(gesz2)? 2(asz)? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
11. bur2 {gesz}kiri6-me
12. erin2 sza3-gu4 2(gesz2)? 2(asz)? gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
13. 5(disz) he2-dab5 1(gesz2) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2)
14. e2 ba-gara2
15. [...] 2(disz)# gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki KU lu2 [(x)]
16. [x] gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2#-na-na
17. [...] gurusz 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gur [...]
18. [x x?]-na x x x x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [...] x [...] x gurusz x [...] x
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 98.0 high × 50.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 33

    [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 013673
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0028

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2017-01-28 at 11:56:06 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:44 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, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205634.
MVN 22, 033 artifact entry (No. P205634). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205634 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205634 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205634},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205634},
}

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