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MVN 22, 141 (P206243)

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 013834

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

39.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. [1(disz) i3] id#-gur2
3. szu#-{d}dumu#-zi sukkal
4. 5(disz)# [sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz)# i3# id#-gur2
6. {d#}szul#-gi-ba-ni lu2# {gesz}tukul-gu-la
7. ki# <szu?>-ku6#?-sze3# gen-na
8. 3(disz)# sila3# kasz# 2(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3# id#-gur2
10. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
11. lu2 ma2 gal-gal-sze3 gen-na
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. ur-{d}gu2?-an-na
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
16. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
17. ka-sa6-sa6
18. ma2 {gesz}tukul!(TUG2) gen-na
19. zi-ga u4 6(disz)-kam
20. iti amar-a-a-si

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): 39.0 high × 23.0 wide × 17.0 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, 141

[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 013834
Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0189

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: 00.00.10.06
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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
2014-08-24 at 12:11:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:38	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 (051774) (051774)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0331-189) (W_1896-0331-189)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206243.

MVN 22, 141 artifact entry (No. P206243). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206243 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206243 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 141 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206243},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206243.

MVN 22, 141 artifact entry (No. P206243). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206243 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206243 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206243},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P206243
LB  - CDLI:P206243
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - MVN 22, 141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206243
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