MVN 22, 184 (P206181)

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 013933

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

82.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. giri3# ensi2-ka
2'. [szunigin?] 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz)
3'. ki ba-a-ta
4'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) udu-gal
5'. 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2
6'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7'. 3(gesz2) 1(disz) udu-gal
8'. giri3 lu2-kal-la
9'. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta
10'. 3(u)? la2 1(disz)? udu-gal
11'. [giri3 x]-dingir-ra
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 3(disz) udu-[x]
2'. giri3 lu2-{d}nin#-[...]
3'. 2(disz) udu-[x]
4'. giri3 ARAD2-{d}[...]
5'. mu-kux(DU) ensi2#
6'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu-[x]
7'. 1(disz) [x]
8'. ki si-du3 kuruszda-[ta]
9'. 3(disz) udu!-[x]
10'. ki ka5-a-mu-[ta]
11'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(disz) [x]
12'. szunigin 5(u) la2 2(disz) [x]
13'. sag-nig2-gur11#-[ra ...]
14'. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P206181

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 82.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 22.0 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 013933
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0033

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051817
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-33

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 184

    [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 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:28:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:36:18 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, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206181.
MVN 22, 184 artifact entry (No. P206181). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206181 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206181 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206181},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206181.
MVN 22, 184 artifact entry (No. P206181). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206181 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206181 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206181
LB  - CDLI:P206181
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MVN 22, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206181
ER  -
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