BM Messenger 166 (P107045)

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 020227

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 ur-{d}utu sukkal ki la-a-sze3 gen-na
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 lu2-sza-lim ur3-sze3 gen-na
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 2(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 ur-nigar{gar} lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 a-da-lal3 lu2 kas4
5. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 mar-tu-da gen-na
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 [er3]-ra-ba-ni lu2 kas4
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 puzur4-ma-ba lu2 kas4
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 ma2 gesz ma2 gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kas4 ansze zi-gum2?-ma-sze3 gen-na
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 szu-{d}nisaba lu2 maszkim sze-sze3 gen-na
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 id-gur2 sza-mah lu2 kas4
12. zi-ga
13. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
14. iti mu-szu-du7

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
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  • primary: BM Messenger, 166

    [Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

    Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,267

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  • Museum No.: BM 020227
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0267

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:14:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM Messenger 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P107045.
BM Messenger 166 artifact entry (No. P107045). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P107045 (Original work published 2001)
BM Messenger 166 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P107045 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P107045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P107045},
}


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