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MVN 22, 240 (P206072)

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 014176

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

35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 4(u) 1(disz) lu2-ma2-gan
3. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 4(u) 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
5. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 4(u) 1(disz) an-ne2
7. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3]
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(u) 1(disz) {d}nanna-si-sa2
blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)! udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze#-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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): 35.0 high × 29.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 240

[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 014176
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0277

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: Ibbi-Suen.03.05.15
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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
2021-12-11 at 18:48:41	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:45	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 (051873) (051873)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-277) (W_1896-0402-277)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206072.

MVN 22, 240 artifact entry (No. P206072). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206072 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206072 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206072},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206072.

MVN 22, 240 artifact entry (No. P206072). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206072 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206072 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206072},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206072
LB  - CDLI:P206072
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - MVN 22, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206072
ER  -