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MVN 07, 256 (P217963)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07857

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. 1(u@c) sila3 kasz# [...]
2. 2(asz@c) dug kasz [...]
3. ki x
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sila3 kasz saga
5. 1(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila3 kasz
reverse
1. e2-munus
2. 1(asz@c) dug 5(asz@c) sila3 kasz
3. elam
4. 1(asz@c) dug 2(ban2@c) lu2-e-NE?
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) sila3 kasz sza3? [...]
6. zi-ga

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 7, 256

[Pettinato1978MVN7] Pettinato, Giovanni, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1978. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte II: La. 7601-8200. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 7. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: AGGT, 362

[Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.
history: MVN 7, 256

[Pettinato1978MVN7] Pettinato, Giovanni, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1978. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte II: La. 7601-8200. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 7. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 07857
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-19 at 20:16:17	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (021328) (021328)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 256 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217963.

MVN 07, 256 artifact entry (No. P217963). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217963

MVN 07, 256 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217963 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 07, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217963},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P217963
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - MVN 07, 256 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 07, 256 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217963.

MVN 07, 256 artifact entry (No. P217963). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217963

MVN 07, 256 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217963 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 07, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217963},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217963
LB  - CDLI:P217963
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - MVN 07, 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217963
ER  -