BM 029914 (P204702)

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 029914

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from é-shu-sum-ma from Lú-me-lám; 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(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. e2 szu szum2-ma
3. ki lu2-me-lam2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. 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 (Barley from é-shu-sum-ma from Lú-me-lám; seal: Ur-dEn-líl-lá ds d. Inim-sha6 kurushda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 029914
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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

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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 029914 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204702.
BM 029914 artifact entry (No. P204702). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204702 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029914 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204702 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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