BM Messenger 250 (P107129)
Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020413Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TagMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sag-nig2-gur11?-ra
en: debits,
sic? edition has sag-nig2-ga2-ra
3. gu4 udu zi-zi iri
en: oxen, sheep, ...,
4. e2 szu-szum2-ma ensi2
en: house of consignment of the governor,
5. u3 nigin-ba udu gukkal
en: and grand totals of sheep and fat-tailed sheep,
6. mu 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
en: (a period of) 23 years,
reverse
1. i3-gal2
en: are here.
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sag-nig2-gur11?-ra
en: debits,
sic? edition has sag-nig2-ga2-ra
3. gu4 udu zi-zi iri
en: oxen, sheep, ...,
4. e2 szu-szum2-ma ensi2
en: house of consignment of the governor,
5. u3 nigin-ba udu gukkal
en: and grand totals of sheep and fat-tailed sheep,
6. mu 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
en: (a period of) 23 years,
reverse
1. i3-gal2
en: are here.
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: Tag
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 250
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,453
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020413
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0453
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032441)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20413)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-453)
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