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MVN 22, 190 (P206185)

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 013955

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

68.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] KA#? la2-ia3
2'. [...] lu2#-ur-[{d}]asar [...] x-ta
blank space
3'. [...] la2 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
4'. [...]-ta
5'. [...] gur#
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [nig2]-ka9 mu en [{d}]nanna# masz-e i3-pa3-ka
2'. la-ba-an-zi-ga-sze3
3'. ur-{d}nun-gal dumu da-da
4'. u3 lugal-ki-gal-la szabra-e2
5'. maszkim-bi-me
blank space
6'. szunigin 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7'. zi-ga
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. sze-bi 2(asz) [n x gur]
2'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3# gur
3'. ur-ba-gara2 szu ba-ti
4'. mu-kux(DU)
5'. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu i3-kal-la
6'. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#
7'. sza3-bi-ta#
8'. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 [...]
rest broken
column 4
broken
rest broken
reverse
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): 68.0 high × 82.0 wide × 14.0 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, 190

[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 013955
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0055

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.00.00
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	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:28:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:36:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (051823) (051823)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-55) (W_1896-0402-55)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206185.

MVN 22, 190 artifact entry (No. P206185). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206185 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 190 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206185 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206185},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206185.

MVN 22, 190 artifact entry (No. P206185). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206185 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 190 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206185 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206185},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206185
LB  - CDLI:P206185
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - MVN 22, 190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206185
ER  -