MVN 22, 198 (P206022)

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 013998

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

73.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki# x-[...]-ta
2'. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
  blank space
3'. sza3-bi#-ta#
4'. 3(disz) sila3 x x x sukkal-mah
5'. [...] lu2#?-kal-la
6'. 2(disz)#? [x sila3 ur?]-dun
7'. [...] x-ab-ba#? x
8'. 1(disz) [sila3 ...]-a#-na# gudu4
9'. ($ blank space $) sila3 ur-mes muhaldim
10'. 2(disz) sila3 ur#-{d}szusz3#-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-a
  erasure before ab-ba-a ?
11'. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-ma2-gu-la x ba-ra-e3-a
12'. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-giri17-zal
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu lu2-gu-la
2. 2(disz) sila3 gudu4 {d}nin-dar-a
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nanna-u4-sakar
4. 1(disz) sila3 szu?-{d}ba-ba6 i3-du8
5. 5/6(disz) sila3 {d}lil2-la2-an-na
6. 1/3(disz) sila3 ur-ku3-ge tug2
7. 6(disz) sila3 kiszib3 szesz-szesz
8. 2(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
9. 1(disz) sila3 ni-ba?-ak szabra-sze3
10. 1(disz) sila3 kiszib3 szesz-szesz giri3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
11. 5(disz) sila3 [...] KU sila3
  rest broken
left
1. [iti sze]-il2#-la#
  some text moved to next line
2. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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): 73.0 high × 43.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 198

    [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 013998
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0098

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2016-04-02 at 21:41:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:40 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, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206022.
MVN 22, 198 artifact entry (No. P206022). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206022 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 198 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206022 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206022},
}


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