MVN 22, 074 (P206090)

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 013741

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

41.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. gu2-gal gur
2. i3-dub
3. sza3 a-sza3 gi-dah-ha
4. kiszib3 lu2-usz-gi-na
reverse
1. giri3 {d}da-gan-isz-ti-kal2
2. u3 ur-{d}lamma dub-sar#
  blank space
3. iti szu-esz5-sza
4. mu en-am-gal#-an-na en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-usz-gi#-[na]
2. [...]
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206090

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 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 013741
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0096

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051707
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-96

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 74

    [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
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
2014-09-11 at 10:58:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:45 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, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206090.
MVN 22, 074 artifact entry (No. P206090). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206090 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206090 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206090},
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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206090.
MVN 22, 074 artifact entry (No. P206090). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206090 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206090 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206090},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206090
LB  - CDLI:P206090
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 22, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206090
ER  -
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