MVN 22, 185 (P206182)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013938Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
91.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 32.0 mm
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ta
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}igi-ma-sze3 dumu# {d}utu-kam
2'. [x] ab2-mah2
3'. 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
4'. ku3-ta sa10-a
5'. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
6'. gub-ba-am3
1 line blank
7'. la2-ia3 1(disz)
8'. lugal#-engar engar
9'. [x] gu4#-gesz ba-usz2
10'. [libir]-am3
11'. [x] gu4#-gesz
12'. [...]-a
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. 1(asz@c) gu4 szu-gi4
3'. zi-ga
1 line blank
4'. la2-ia3 1(disz)
5'. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-esz3-lil2-la2
6'. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
7'. gub-ba libir-am3
8'. 2(asz@c) gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
9'. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
1 line blank
10'. la2-ia3 2(disz)
11'. szesz-kal-la x dumu# x [...]
12'. 3(asz@c) [...]
13'. 1(asz@c) [...]
reverse
column 1
1. gub-ba libir#-[am3]
2. 2(asz@c) gu4 ku3-[ta] sa10-[a]
3. gar-ra na-gab2#-[tum-ta]
1 line blank
4. ur-{d}nin#?-[...]
1 line blank
5. ugula ur-{d}x
6. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
7. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
8. 1(asz@c) nu gu4 su-su engar mu u2-gu de2-a-sze3
9. [...] x [...]
10. [...] x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dur3 gal2-la
2. ki {d}nansze-i3-sa6 engar-ta
3. 1(asz@c) dur3 ku3-ta sa10-a
4. x x igi-an-na-ke4#-zu#
5. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
1 line blank
6. la2-ia3 3(disz)
7. [x (x)] x szesz [...]-du11#?-ga#?
rest broken
column 3
1 line blank
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ta
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}igi-ma-sze3 dumu# {d}utu-kam
2'. [x] ab2-mah2
3'. 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
4'. ku3-ta sa10-a
5'. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
6'. gub-ba-am3
1 line blank
7'. la2-ia3 1(disz)
8'. lugal#-engar engar
9'. [x] gu4#-gesz ba-usz2
10'. [libir]-am3
11'. [x] gu4#-gesz
12'. [...]-a
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. 1(asz@c) gu4 szu-gi4
3'. zi-ga
1 line blank
4'. la2-ia3 1(disz)
5'. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-esz3-lil2-la2
6'. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
7'. gub-ba libir-am3
8'. 2(asz@c) gu4 ku3-ta sa10-a
9'. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
1 line blank
10'. la2-ia3 2(disz)
11'. szesz-kal-la x dumu# x [...]
12'. 3(asz@c) [...]
13'. 1(asz@c) [...]
reverse
column 1
1. gub-ba libir#-[am3]
2. 2(asz@c) gu4 ku3-[ta] sa10-[a]
3. gar-ra na-gab2#-[tum-ta]
1 line blank
4. ur-{d}nin#?-[...]
1 line blank
5. ugula ur-{d}x
6. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
7. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
8. 1(asz@c) nu gu4 su-su engar mu u2-gu de2-a-sze3
9. [...] x [...]
10. [...] x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dur3 gal2-la
2. ki {d}nansze-i3-sa6 engar-ta
3. 1(asz@c) dur3 ku3-ta sa10-a
4. x x igi-an-na-ke4#-zu#
5. gar-ra na-gab2-tum-ta
1 line blank
6. la2-ia3 3(disz)
7. [x (x)] x szesz [...]-du11#?-ga#?
rest broken
column 3
1 line blank
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 91.0 high × 74.0 wide × 32.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 22, 185
[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 013938
- Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0038
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:28:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:36:18 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051818) (051818)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-38) (W_1896-0402-38)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206182.
MVN 22, 185 artifact entry (No. P206182). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206182 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206182 (Accessed: January 9, 2026).
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