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MVN 22, 265 (P207489)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014256

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {gesz?}[x x?] gur
2. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-[a] ugula-ta
3. a2 gesz-gar-ra
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar?]
2. ki ur-ab-ba-[ta]
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
4. szu ba-ti
seal 1
1. ur-ab-ba
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-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 & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 37.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 265

[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 014256
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0357

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-09-11 at 11:15:26	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47	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 (051898) (051898)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-357) (W_1896-0402-357)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004342 (composite) (P457052)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207489.

MVN 22, 265 artifact entry (No. P207489). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207489 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 265 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207489 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207489},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 22, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207489.

MVN 22, 265 artifact entry (No. P207489). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207489 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 265 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207489 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207489},
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