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

Lineart

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'
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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 [...]
  rest broken
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P206176

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013908
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0008

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051809
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-8

References

  • 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.

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 09:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	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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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206176
LB  - CDLI:P206176
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MVN 22, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206176
ER  -
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