BM 018324 (P204599)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 018324

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
2. igi-3(disz)-gal2 sze 1(u) 2(disz) ku3-babbar
  blank space
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
reverse
  blank space
1. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}utu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 018324
  • Accession No.: 1894-12-22, 0041a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-22 at 09:40:12 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003311 (composite) (P456021) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 018324 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204599.
BM 018324 artifact entry (No. P204599). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204599 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018324 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204599 (Accessed: September 10, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204599},
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