BM Messenger 242 (P107121)
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 020913aPeriod
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. 1(u) 3(disz) kusz gu4 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gu4 al-hul-sze3
2. 1(u) 1(disz) kusz amar gu4 6(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5? gu4
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) kusz ansze
4. 1(u) 7(disz) kusz amar ansze 1(u) kusz ansze al-hul
5. 3(disz) kusz hul ansze
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sa gu4-kam
2. kusz gid2-da e2-kiszib3-ba
3. hu-rim3{ki}-ta
4. mu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi-sze3
5. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu he2-ti
6. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dub-sar
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu he2-ti
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)
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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, 242
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,953
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- Museum No.: BM 020913a
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0953a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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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 | |
2011-07-22 at 13:26:45 | 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 (032433)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-953-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 003941 (composite) (P456651) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |