MVN 03, 032 (P215688)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0032

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
3. 3(disz) sila3 par4
4. nimgir-esz3 sagi
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) sila3 lal3
2. ur-ab-ba
  blank space
3. zi-ga
4. {d}szara2-i3-sa6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215688

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0032
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 179830

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 32

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AGGT, 130

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 032 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215688.
MVN 03, 032 artifact entry (No. P215688). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215688
MVN 03, 032 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215688 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215688},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215688
LB  - CDLI:P215688
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - MVN 03, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215688
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 032 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215688.
MVN 03, 032 artifact entry (No. P215688). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215688
MVN 03, 032 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215688 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215688},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215688
LB  - CDLI:P215688
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - MVN 03, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215688
ER  -
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