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MVN 22, 078 (P206221)

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 013745

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 × 30.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) kasz 3(disz) ninda lugal
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ab-ti
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. giri3 i-di3-a sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. la-gi-ip sukkal
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. szu-{d}dumu-zi
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
14. u-bar-ni sukkal
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
16. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
17. e-mul sukkal
18. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}
19. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

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 × 30.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 78

[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 013745
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0100

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:46	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (051711) (051711)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-100) (W_1896-0331-100)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206221.

MVN 22, 078 artifact entry (No. P206221). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206221 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206221 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206221},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206221.

MVN 22, 078 artifact entry (No. P206221). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206221 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206221 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206221},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P206221
LB  - CDLI:P206221
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - MVN 22, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206221
ER  -