MVN 22, 191 (P205920)

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 013956

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

90.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. erin2 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
3. giri3 lugal-da-ga
4. 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 e2 {d}ba-ba6
5. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3
6. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ni-da
7. 6(disz) sila3 e2 ba-gara2
8. 1(barig) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
9. giri3 nam-mah dub-sar
10. 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 e2 {d}inanna
11. giri3 lu2-i5-gar-sa6-ga
12. 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 e2 uru11{ki}
13. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 e2 {d}nin-sun2
14. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}mes-lam#-ma#
15. 1(disz) e2 {d}ig-alim
16. 2/3(disz) sila3 e2 {d}nin#-hur-sag
17. giri3 lugal-bad3
18. 1(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 e2 {d}nansze
19. giri3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu# al-la-mu
20. 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 e2 {d#}nin#-dar#-a
21. giri3 dumu szesz-kal-la dumu# ur-{d#}ba-ba6#
22. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
23. 1(barig) 4(ban2)# [x sila3? i3?]-dub {d}dumu-zi-ta
24. e2 [{d}dumu]-zi
25. giri3# [x-{d}]ba-ba6
26. 4(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3# [...]
27. giri3 lu2-[...]-x [...]
28. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# e2# {d#}nin#-gesz-zi#-da#
29. 3(barig) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 e2# {d}szul-gi
30. giri3# [...]
  blank space
31. i3-gesz#? szu# nu-ti-a
32. sza3 x ISZ? ra? HU?
33. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 43.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 191

    [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 013956
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0056

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2016-04-02 at 21:41:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205920.
MVN 22, 191 artifact entry (No. P205920). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205920 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205920 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
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ID  - P205920
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M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - MVN 22, 191 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205920.
MVN 22, 191 artifact entry (No. P205920). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205920 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205920 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205920
LB  - CDLI:P205920
M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - MVN 22, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205920
ER  -
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