MVN 22, 186 (P205919)

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 013939

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

91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. 2(disz) a-tu
3. 2(disz) da-a-ga
4. 2(disz) ma-an-szum2
5. 2(disz) du-du
6. 2(disz) ur-{d}lu2-lal3
7. 2(disz) ba-ni-szum
8. 2(disz) x x-KA#
9. 2(disz) an-na-bi2-du11
10. 2(disz) ur-ba-gara2
11. 2(disz) al-la-kam
12. 2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. 2(disz) u2-da
14. 2(disz) ur-nig2
15. 2(disz) lu2-lagasz{ki}
16. 1(disz) nig2-{d}nanna
17. 2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-nig2
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen
19. 2(disz) giri3 za#?-mu
  blank space
20. szunigin 4(disz) udu-nita2
21. szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-nita2
22. diri zi-ga
23. sza3 lagasz{ki}
24. mu en {d}inanna# masz2-e in-pa3#
  on dried clay

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205919

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 21.0 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 013939
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0039

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 186

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:44 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, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205919.
MVN 22, 186 artifact entry (No. P205919). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205919 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205919 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205919.
MVN 22, 186 artifact entry (No. P205919). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205919 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205919 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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