MVN 22, 176 (P206176)

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 013908

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

80.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
rest broken
column 1'
rest broken
1'. [... szum2] gaz
2'. [...] numun# szum2 gaz
3'. [... sze]-lu2#
4'. [... {u2}]gamun2
rest broken
column 2'
1. [...]
2. [ki ...] x-da-mu-ta
3. 2(ban2) sag szum2 gaz
4. 2(ban2) numun szum2 gaz
5. 1(ban2) szum2 sag-asz
6. szum2 nig2-sur lagab-ba
7. sza3 lagasz{ki}
8. giri3 ka5-a szandana
9. u3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lugal-bi
10. [n x] 8(disz) sila3 sag szum2 gaz
11. [...] numun szum2 gaz
12. [... szum2]-sag-ASZ
13. [...] x x
rest broken
column 3'
1. ur-mes engar
2. ugula nam-mah
3. 3(ban2) gu2-tur
4. a-sza3 ba-gara2
5. ugula ur-gu-la dumu ga-ni
6. 1(barig) {u2}gamun2
7. {d}inanna-ka engar
8. a-sza3 sahar-dub-da
9. ugula ur-{d}ga2-tum3-[du10]
10. dumu lu2-{d}[...]
11. a-sza3 x [...]
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column 4'
1. 5(ban2) 5(disz) [n sila3 n gin2] sze-lu2
2. 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2# [...]
3. 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) [x gin2] sag szum2# [gaz]
4. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3# [x gin2 ...]
5. 1(ban2) [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. 1(barig) [...]
2'. szu x [...]
3'. x [...]
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) [...]
2'. 3(asz) x [... gur]
3'. 1(disz) sila3 numun [x (x)] x [(x)]
4'. 4(ban2) sag szum2-sikil#?
5'. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sag szum2 gaz
6'. 2(ban2) za-ha-din
7'. 1(asz) u2-kur gur
8'. bala dub-sag
9'. 3(barig) gu2-gal
10'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
11'. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
12'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 [...]
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. szunigin 3(ban2) [...]
2'. szunigin 1(barig) [...]
3'. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gazi#? [gur]
4'. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
5'. szunigin 1(barig) zi-zi-bi2:a-num2
6'. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) u2-kur
7'. ga# mun#-gazi# x
8'. x u3 ha-al-x x x du
9'. szunigin 2(barig) 1(ban2) gu2-gal
10'. x x-am3 x
11'. bala#? x a-ra2 1(disz)
blank space
12'. 9(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gu2-gal 4(disz)-ta
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. [... zi-bi2]-tum
2'. [n x x] 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal
3'. [n] 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
4'. [...] sze-lu2
5'. [n] 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gazi
6'. [n x x] sila3 sze zi-bi2#-tum
7'. [...] u2-kur
8'. [...] x
9'. [... sze?]-lu2#?
10'. [...] x
11'. [...] x
rest broken

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): 80.0 high × 105.0 wide × 42.0 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, 176

[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 013908
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0008

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:28:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:36:13	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (051809) (051809)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-8) (W_1896-0402-8)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206176.

MVN 22, 176 artifact entry (No. P206176). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206176 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206176 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 176 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206176},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206176.

MVN 22, 176 artifact entry (No. P206176). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206176 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206176 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206176},
}

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