BM 029897 (P204700)

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 029897

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Remainder of an account of barley, transfered from Ur-dBa-ba6 to Ur-dEn-líl-lá; seal: Ur-dEn-líl-lá; ds d. Inim-sha6 kurushda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu u18-da-a
4. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu en-mah-<gal>-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu inim-sa6 kuruszda

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Remainder of an account of barley, transfered from Ur-dBa-ba6 to Ur-dEn-líl-lá; seal: Ur-dEn-líl-lá; ds d. Inim-sha6 kurushda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029897
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.10.00
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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
2022-08-10 at 12:08:53 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 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 004883 (composite) (P457593) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 029897 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204700.
BM 029897 artifact entry (No. P204700). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204700 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204700 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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