MVN 22, 181 (P207485)

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 013927

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

123.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3 ur-ba-gara2 dumu ur-{d}nunuz-kad4
2. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-gi-na
3. 2(ban2) i3 4(asz) sze u3 zu2-lum gur
4. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 tug2
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu a-hu-a
7. 2(barig) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 lugal-amar-ku3 szesz-a-ni
8. 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gin2 ur-{d}lamma dumu me-luh-ha
9. 4(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
10. ARAD2-dam
11. 2(barig) zu2-lum saga 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}taskarin
12. 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}gu2? babbar 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) pesz-murgu2
13. 1(u) 5(disz) ze2-na 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) nig2-ki-luh
14. {d}ig-alim-giri17-zal-sa6
15. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 2(disz) sila3 gesz-sze3 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}gu2?
16. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
17. 2(asz) zu2-lum szesz-kal-la dumu al-la
18. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir gu-za-la2
19. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3 ug3-IL2 lu2 lunga
20. 1(barig) zu2-lum ma-ma en in-ki#?-kal
21. 2(barig) 3(ban2) gir2-su{ki} HI
22. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) i3-li2-na
reverse
1. 1(barig) zu2-lum 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 had2
2. ARAD2-da-ni
3. 1(barig) zu2-lum ur-{d}nin-mug
4. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu la-sza
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-e2-nig2-ki-du10
6. 5(disz) sila3 e2-ki-ur5?-sa6
7. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur gu-za-la2
8. 1(barig) zu2-lum lugal-di-ku5 nar
9. 1(barig) {gesz}haszhur 2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 had2 {d}lamma lu2 da-da
10. 3(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu nin-ensi2
not nin9
11. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 3(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum
12. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-sur
13. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}nun-gal ma2-lah5
14. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dug?-gid2
15. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 na-bi ki-sur-ra{ki}
16. 4(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da i3-lah5
blank space
17. sila-a gal2-la#

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): 123.0 high × 49.0 wide × 26.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
sealed; N
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 181

[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 013927
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0027

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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
2014-05-14 at 17:35:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:29:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47	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 (051814) (051814)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-27) (W_1896-0402-27)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207485.

MVN 22, 181 artifact entry (No. P207485). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207485 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207485 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207485},
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207485.

MVN 22, 181 artifact entry (No. P207485). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207485 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207485 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207485},
}

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