MVN 22, 020 (P206163)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013653

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

173.0 mm × 131.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... sag ...] nita2-sze3
2'. [x] masz2-gal
3'. [n] 3(u) 2(disz) masz2-nita2
4'. [x] masz2-nita2 [n?] 1(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
5'. [x] masz2-nita2 diri
6'. [n] 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
7'. [x] masz2 sza3-du10 sag# masz2-nita2-sze3
8'. [x] udu-nita2 ge6 sag# masz2-nita2-sze3
9'. [gub]-ba#-am3
10'. [x] ud5
11'. [x] masz2-nita2 [sag] masz2#-[...-sze3]
12'. [...]
13'. [x] ud5
14'. [n] 2(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal
15'. [x]-la2 2(disz) masz2-nita2
16'. [x] u8 sag ud5-<sze3>
17'. x udu-gal sag masz2-nita2-sze3
18'. [x] udu-nita2#-[x] sag ud5#-[sze3]
19'. [x] masz2 sza3-du10
20'. zi-ga
21'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ki na-ba-sa6 [dumu] he2-na-ti-ta
2'. 1(disz) ud5
3'. 1(u) 3(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
4'. 4(u) masz2 sza3-du10
5'. 4(u) la2 3(disz) masz2-nita2 sza3-du10
6'. masz2 {gesz}tukul {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7'. 1(disz) [(x)] ud5
8'. 1(u) 6(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
9'. 3(disz) masz2-gal
10'. 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-nita2
11'. 2(u) 4(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
12'. 5(disz) masz2 sza3-du10 sag masz2-nita2-sze3
13'. gub-ba-am3
14'. 3(disz) x x
15'. sza3#-bi#-ta#
16'. [x] ud5
17'. [x] masz2# [...]
18'. 1(u) [n masz2] sza3-du10
19'. [zi]-ga
20'. a-ru-a im-ma
21'. 2(u) la2 2(disz) ud5
22'. [x]-la2-[x] {munus}asz2-gar3
23'. zi#?-ga
24'. giri3 lu2#?-kal-la
25'. [...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. giri3 [...]
  blank space
2'. szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz2) 1(u) [n] ud5 hi-a
3'. ud5 gub-ba-am3
4'. sza3-ba 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) ud5 {munus}asz2-gar3 i3-gal2
5'. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(disz) ud5 hi-a
6'. su-su
7'. szunigin 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) ud5
8'. x x x x
  over erasure
9'. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)? [(x)] 3(u) 4(disz) ud5
10'. szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) [(x)] {munus}asz2-gar3
11'. 3(disz) [(x)] {munus}asz2-gar3 sag masz2-nita2-sze3
12'. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 diri
13'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-gal
14'. [n] 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-nita2
15'. 1(u) [(x)] masz2-nita2 sag ud5-sze3
16'. 2(disz) masz2-nita2 sag masz2 sza3-du10-sze3
17'. 1(disz) masz2-nita2 diri
18'. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
19'. 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 sza3-du10 sag ud5-sze3
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. gub#-[ba-am3]
2'. 2(disz) [...]
3'. 3(u) 6(disz) [...]
4'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) [...]
5'. 1(u) masz2-nita2# ... sag ud5-[sze3]
6'. zi-ga#
7'. libir-am3
8'. [x] masz2 sza3-du10
9'. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
10'. 1(u) 4(disz) ud5
11'. 1(u) 6(disz) masz2-nita2
12'. gab2-durunx(|KU.KU|)
  blank space
13'. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) ud5 hi-a
14'. ud5 gub-ba-am3#
15'. sza3-ba 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) [n] ud5 {munus}asz2-gar3 [i3-gal2]
16'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) ud5# [hi-a?]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 4(disz) [...]
3'. [...]
4'. 5(disz) [...] sag# ...-[sze3]
5'. 1(disz) [...]
6'. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. ki [...] dumu [...]
  n lines broken
2'. szunigin2 [...]
3'. szunigin2 2(u) [...]
4'. szunigin2 3(u) [...]
5'. masz2 {gesz#}[tukul {d}nin]-gesz-[zi-da]
6'. szunigin2 2(disz) [...]
7'. szunigin2 1(u) 4(disz) [...] 3(disz) [...]
8'. szunigin2 2(u) [...]
9'. szunigin2 1(disz) [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. szunigin2 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 [x (x)]
2. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-[sze3] dumu u2-du-lu-ta#
3. szunigin2 1(u) 4(disz) ud5
4. szunigin2 1(u) 6(disz) masz2-nita2
5. gab2-durunx(|KU.KU|)
  blank space
6. szunigin2 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) ud5 hi-a
7. ud5 gub-ba-am3
8. sza3-ba 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 6(disz)? ud5 {munus}asz2-gar3 i3-gal2
9. szunigin2 9(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) [n] ud5 hi-[a]
  rest broken
column 3'
  blank space
  rest broken
column 4'
  blank space
  rest broken
column 5'
  blank space
1. ud5 gub-ba
2. zi-ga
3. u3 la2-ia3
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206163

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 173.0 mm × 131.0 mm × 43.0 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 013653
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0008

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051653
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0331-8

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 20

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:28:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206163.
MVN 22, 020 artifact entry (No. P206163). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206163 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206163 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206163},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206163.
MVN 22, 020 artifact entry (No. P206163). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206163 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206163 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206163
LB  - CDLI:P206163
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MVN 22, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206163
ER  -
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