MVN 22, 032 (P208476)

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 013672

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

84.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz 3(disz)-bi 2(disz) sar 8(disz) gin2
2. e2 {d}ig-alim
3. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 5(disz)-bi 2/3(disz) [sar]
4. e2 {d}nin-sun2#
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz)# gin2#
6. e2 {d}inanna
7. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sar# [x] gin2#
8. e2 {d}nansze!(AB)
9. 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) sar# 4(disz) gin2#
10. e2# {d#}nin#-gir2#-su#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning
1'. 2(disz) NIG2 gid2 a#-sza3# [...] 1(u) asz
2'. a-sza3 4(disz) sar 1(u) 1(disz) gin2
3'. lugal-u2#-szim-e
4'. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3# gid2 1(disz) kusz3 1(u) [(x)]
5'. a-sza3 1/3(disz) sar# 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6'. KA-x-[...]
7'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 gid2 a-sza3 1/3(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2#
8'. {d}utu-ik-s,ur2?
9'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 gid2 a-sza3 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
10'. lu2-dingir-ra
11'. 1/2(disz) NIG2 2(disz) kusz3 gid2 a-sza3 1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
12'. gaszam lu2 mar-tu u3 [x] {d}nin-mar{ki} du3#-x-x
13'. 1/2(disz) NIG2 1(disz)#? [x kusz3] gid2# a-sza3 1(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 szu-ku6#?
14'. 1/2(disz)#? NIG2# [x kusz3] gid2# a-sza3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 2(disz) [...] gin2#
15'. x [...]-du-ni-x
16'. [x] NIG2# x [...] kusz3# gid2 a#-sza3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz)# gin2# [...]
17'. [...] sipa# gu4#? u3! sipa# [...]
left
1. [...] gid2 a-sza3 ur-nun!?-na 1(disz) x [(x)] sar 1(u) gin2# [...] 1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) NIG2# 1(disz) kusz3 gid2 [...] x-luh sza3 x [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 84.0 high × 49.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 32

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013672
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0027

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-01-28 at 12:00:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208476.
MVN 22, 032 artifact entry (No. P208476). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208476 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208476 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MVN 22, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208476},
}

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