MVN 22, 027 (P206169)

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 013663

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

107.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze# gur
2. tir bil3-ta
3. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
4. {gesz}balag-ta
5. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(u) ki lugal-dur2-du10-ta
7. 1(u) ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
8. {gesz}balag-ta
9. 5(asz) guru7 nibru{ki}
10. 2(asz) sze kar-ta de6-a
11. 4(asz) sze gir2-su{ki}-ta de6-a
12. 2(asz) 1(barig) guru7 sag-da-na
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga#
14. sze bala-bi# [...]
column 2
1. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [n? sila3? gur]
2. ki lu2-AN-KU dumu ur-{d}suen
3. 4(barig) SZIM saga
4. 4(ban2) sze
5. ki ab-ba-gi-na
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. 2(barig) SZIM du
8. sza3 lahtan2-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
9. 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du
10. 1(asz) munu4 si-e3
11. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni
12. 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga
13. 2(barig) SZIM saga
14. sza3 lahtan2-bi 2(ban2)# [4(disz)] sila3
15. sze bala-bi [...]
16. 1(asz) x
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig)# [...]
2. sze bala-[bi ...]
3. 1(asz) munu4 si-[e3]
4. ki he2-ti-ta#
5. 2(barig) SZIM saga
6. sza3 lahtan2-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
7. sze bala-bi 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) kasz du
9. 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du
10. 1(asz) munu4# [si]-e3
11. ki lugal-pa-e3
12. 2(barig) kasz du
13. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu a-hu-a
14. 6(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
15. sze bala-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3
16. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
17. 1(asz) sze gur
column 2
1. ki a-kal-la-ta
2. 2(asz) kasz du gur
3. ki {d}nansze-kam-ta
4. 2(ban2) kasz du
5. ki {d}x-x-ta
  blank space
6. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) [n] sila3 gur
  blank space
7. sag-nig2#-gur11 ur-{d}suen dumu 4(disz)-ta#
  blank space

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): 107.0 high × 75.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 27

    [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 013663
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0018

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:28:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206169.
MVN 22, 027 artifact entry (No. P206169). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206169 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206169 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206169},
}

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