MVN 22, 254 (P206044)

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 014227

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

39.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) zu2-lum
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
reverse
1. giri3 ga2-ba-ab-du7
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu si-mu-ru-um# [ba]-hul#
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nig2#

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): 39.0 high × 36.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 22, 254

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

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 100 n. 11, 132 n. 202

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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  • Museum No.: BM 014227
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0328

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-09-11 at 11:12:31 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:18 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005010 (composite) (P457720) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206044.
MVN 22, 254 artifact entry (No. P206044). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206044 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206044 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	month = {jun 24},
	title = {MVN 22, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206044},
}

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