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MVN 22, 088 (P206211)

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 013755

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

46.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. he2-a-ti lu2 kas4
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. bu3-ga-lum lu2 kas4
7. nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. he2-a-ti lu2 kas4
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
13. bu3-ga-lum sukkal
14. lu2 tu5-a-me
15. a-ab-ba-ta gen#-[na]
16. iti mu-szu#-[du7]

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): 46.0 high × 27.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 88

[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 013755
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0110

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:45	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		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 (051721) (051721)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-110) (W_1896-0331-110)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206211.

MVN 22, 088 artifact entry (No. P206211). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206211 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206211 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206211},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206211.

MVN 22, 088 artifact entry (No. P206211). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206211 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206211 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206211},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206211
LB  - CDLI:P206211
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - MVN 22, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206211
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