BM 016001a (P524998)

Administrative 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 016001a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [n]+3(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2# x x
2. [x]-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
  blank space
3. [x]-x-bi [n] sila3
4. geme2#-usz-bar a ru-a
5. szu# ba-ab-ti
reverse
  broken

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    fragment of envelope only

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    fragment of envelope only

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016001a
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0221a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-10-17 at 11:32:24 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-10-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 016001a Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524998.
BM 016001a artifact entry (No. P524998). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524998 (Original work published 2021)
BM 016001a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524998 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 016001a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524998},
}


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