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MVN 22, 211 (P207487)

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 014104

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

58.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 x
2. ni-isz-ru-ta de6#-a
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ku-ni gudu4 nin-ka
1 line blank
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 8(disz) sila3 dingir-ga2-i3-sa6
6. 3(disz) sila3 kiszib3 di-ku5
7. 1(disz) sila3 kiszib3 zadim u3!? kas4?
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 geme2 e2-gu4-me
9. 2(disz) sila3 gu3-de2-a dam-gar3#!?
10. 3(disz) sila3 i3-ba elam
11. giri3 lu2-kal-la
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. 1(disz) sila3 gin2 kiszib3 al-la-kam-ma?
14. 4(disz) sila3 nin du 5(ban2) u3 ha-la-{d}nansze?
15. 1(disz) sila3 er2-x
16. 1(disz) sila3 AN-x-SIG7-a-x-gal-lam2?
blank space
17. 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 <i3?>-szah2#?
18. mu-dah#

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): 58.0 high × 36.0 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, 211

[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 014104
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0206

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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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
2011-07-22 at 14:36:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:29:27	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 (051844) (051844)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-206) (W_1896-0402-206)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207487.

MVN 22, 211 artifact entry (No. P207487). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207487 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207487 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207487},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207487.

MVN 22, 211 artifact entry (No. P207487). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207487 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207487 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207487},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207487
LB  - CDLI:P207487
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - MVN 22, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207487
ER  -