MVN 22, 178 (P206177)

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 013918

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

86.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1'. [...] i3-gesz [...]-hu
2'. [...] 1(disz) sila3 [...] gin2
3'. [...] x 2(disz) 5/6(disz) [sila3] i3-nun
4'. [...] KA#?
  rest broken
column 2'
1. 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
2. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
3. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-ir-nun
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 lal3
5. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
6. [...] i3-gesz sag [i3]-nun-sze3
7. [...] sila3# ga-ar3 [...] x gur
8. [n] 5(ban2)#? 3(disz) 1/3(disz) [sila3 ga]-ar3 tur
9. [n] 4(ban2) ga-x
  rest broken
column 3'
1. nig2 ezem-ma za3-mu-ka
2. 1(barig) i3-nun gesz a-ra2 3(disz)
3. 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
4. 1(ban2) i3-gesz gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur
6. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-[x]
7. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-[x]
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) x [sila3 ... gur]
9. 3(ban2) ga-[...]
10. 4(barig) x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [sa2]-du11# nig2 ezem#-[ma] dingir-re-ne#
2'. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun gesz a-ra2 4(disz)
3'. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 i3-nun gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
4'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-nun
5'. 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gal
6'. sa2-du11 nig2 ezem-ma ki-a-nag ensi2-ke4-ne
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2# [...] x-da
2'. mu# im ka kesz2-ra2 nu-mu-gal2-la-sze3
3'. ud5 ga-sur-ra-ni im e2-gal ib2-gi-na-sze3
4'. 5(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 siki-ud5
column 3
  broken
  rest broken

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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): 86.0 high × 81.0 wide × 31.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 178

    [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 013918
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0018

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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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
2011-07-22 at 14:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:14 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, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206177.
MVN 22, 178 artifact entry (No. P206177). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206177 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206177 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206177
LB  - CDLI:P206177
M1  - 2025/11/18/
TI  - MVN 22, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206177
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206177.
MVN 22, 178 artifact entry (No. P206177). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206177 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206177 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206177
LB  - CDLI:P206177
M1  - 2025/11/18/
TI  - MVN 22, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206177
ER  -
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