MVN 22, 208 (P205720)

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 014099

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

48.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba sa2-du11
2. a2 hun-ga2
3. 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sila3 1(disz)-da-ta
4. sze si
5. sa2-du11 szagina?
6. 2(u) ma-na siki sze-bi 2(asz) gur sila3 1(disz)-da-ta
7. iti mu-szu-du7
8. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 38.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 208

    [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 014099
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0201

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.09.--
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:15 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, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205720.
MVN 22, 208 artifact entry (No. P205720). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205720 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205720 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205720},
}


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