BM Messenger 227 (P107106)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020892aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. ki ur-dam-ta
3. e2 ur-dun-ta
reverse
1. giri3 sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
2. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dumu ur-sa6-ga
3. dam-gar3
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 227
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,932a
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- Museum No.: BM 020892a
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0932a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.03.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2017-02-15 at 19:29:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-07-22 at 13:26:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-05-02 at 14:10:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:17:29 | 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 (032418)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-932-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 004642 (composite) (P457352) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |