MVN 22, 138 (P206239)
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 013829Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
41.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz
4. {d}lamma sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
7. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. a-hu-a-qar sukkal
9. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na-ne-ne!
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
11. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
12. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
13. szu-esz-dar sukkal
14. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
15. zi-ga
16. iti amar-a-a-si
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
2. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz
4. {d}lamma sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
7. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. a-hu-a-qar sukkal
9. szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na-ne-ne!
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
11. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
12. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
13. szu-esz-dar sukkal
14. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
15. zi-ga
16. iti amar-a-a-si
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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): 41.0 high × 31.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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- 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, 138
[Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.
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- Museum No.: BM 013829
- Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0184
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:46 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | 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 (051771) (051771)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-184) (W_1896-0331-184)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206239.
MVN 22, 138 artifact entry (No. P206239). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206239 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206239 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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