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MVN 22, 247 (P205722)

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 014207

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

44.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) u8
2. 2(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2 sza3-ba 1(disz) udu bar-su
3. 3(u) sila4 gub
4. 1(disz) masz2 sag
5. 5(disz) sila4 ga
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) [...] 4(u) 4(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
7. a-ru-a a2-ni-a2 dumu sukkal-mah
8. nam-en-na-sze3
9. ki a-a-kal-la szusz3-ta
10. lu2-da-da dumu ur-dingir-ra-ke4 i3-dab5
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2

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): 44.0 high × 39.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 247

[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014207
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0308

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.08.11.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:15	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 (051880) (051880)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-308) (W_1896-0402-308)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205722.

MVN 22, 247 artifact entry (No. P205722). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205722 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205722 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205722},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205722.

MVN 22, 247 artifact entry (No. P205722). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205722 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205722 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205722},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/21/
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