Metal 282 7 (P112986)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02535

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
2. lugal-im-ru-a szu ba-ti
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
4. u3 ba-zi dub-sar
5. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu erin-da
seal 2
1. lugal-im-ru-[a]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-{d}ba#-[ba6]
4. nu-banda3
seal 3
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    Delaporte, CCL 1, T.194

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 282 7

    [Limet1960métal] Limet, Henri. 1960. Le Travail Du Métal Au Pays de Sumer Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Bibliothèque de La Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université de Liège, Fascicule 155. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

  • history: DAS, 373

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 02535
  • Accession No.: AOTc 373

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-09-06 at 13:30:33 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-09-06 at 13:25:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 08:00:56 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002030 (composite) (P454740) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003512 (composite) (P456222) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005273 (composite) (P457983) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Metal 282 7 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112986.
Metal 282 7 artifact entry (No. P112986). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112986
Metal 282 7 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112986 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
@misc{2001Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Metal 282 7 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112986},
}


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M1  - 2025/3/20/
TI  - Metal 282 7 artifact entry
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