BM Messenger 002 (P106882)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021216Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 i-di3-lu-lu lu2 {gesz}tukul a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-{d}nisaba lu2 kas4 szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
reverse
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}szul-gi-ad-lal3 lu2 {gesz}tukul sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin i3-li2-bi-la-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul {u2}urua{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 i-di3-lu-lu lu2 {gesz}tukul a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-{d}nisaba lu2 kas4 szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
reverse
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}szul-gi-ad-lal3 lu2 {gesz}tukul sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin i3-li2-bi-la-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul {u2}urua{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 2
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-11-9,5
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- Museum No.: BM 021216
- Accession No.: 1895-11-09, 0005
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | |
2011-07-22 at 13:26:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-05-02 at 14:10:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:17:24 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032194)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21216)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1109-5)
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