BM Messenger 281 (P107160)
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 020093Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) u8
2. 2(disz) udu-gal
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
4. 1(u) sila4 ba-ur4
5. sila4 nu-ur4
6. 2(disz) masz2 sag
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. 1(disz) udu-nita2
9. zi-ga
reverse
1. zi-ga
sic!
2. la2-ia3 1(u) 5(disz) u8
3. la2-ia3 7(disz) udu-nita2 3(disz) sila4
4. libir-am3
5. 1(u) 4(disz) su-su-de3
6. szunigin 4(u) 9(disz) gub-ba
7. szunigin 1(disz) zi-ga
8. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz)! la2-ia3
9. ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu dab5-ba
10. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) u8
2. 2(disz) udu-gal
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
4. 1(u) sila4 ba-ur4
5. sila4 nu-ur4
6. 2(disz) masz2 sag
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. 1(disz) udu-nita2
9. zi-ga
reverse
1. zi-ga
sic!
2. la2-ia3 1(u) 5(disz) u8
3. la2-ia3 7(disz) udu-nita2 3(disz) sila4
4. libir-am3
5. 1(u) 4(disz) su-su-de3
6. szunigin 4(u) 9(disz) gub-ba
7. szunigin 1(disz) zi-ga
8. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz)! la2-ia3
9. ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu dab5-ba
10. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
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)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 281
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,133
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- Museum No.: BM 020093
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0133
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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 | |
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-07-22 at 13:26:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-05-02 at 14:10:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:17:30 | 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 (032472)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20093)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-133)
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