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MVN 22, 204 (P208469)

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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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014052

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

45.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) ma-na siki-ud5
2. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
3. ur-nig2
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. iti ezem#-[...]
7. x [...]
(parte central del re reverso destruida)
8. mu# [...] x? ba-hul!
seal 1

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): 45.0 high × 38.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 22, 204

[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 014052
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0153

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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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
2016-01-07 at 11:37:52	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:08	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 (051837) (051837)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-153) (W_1896-0402-153)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208469.

MVN 22, 204 artifact entry (No. P208469). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208469 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208469 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208469},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208469.

MVN 22, 204 artifact entry (No. P208469). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208469 (Original work published 2002)

MVN 22, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208469 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208469},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/31/
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