Metal 279 1 (P112980)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02460

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
3. ba-zi-ir
4. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2
3. giri3 ur-{d}hendur-sag
4. u3 na-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ARAD2-mu
seal 2
1. ur-{d}hendur-sag
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ba-gara2
seal 3
1. a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz
seal 4
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
2. dumu a2-zi-da
seal 5
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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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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    unopened envelope


  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 279 1

    [Limet1960métal] Limet, Henri. 1960. Le Travail Du Métal Au Pays de Sumer Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Bibliothèque de La Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université de Liège, Fascicule 155. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

  • history: CCL 1, T.183 (seals)

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: DAS, 27

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: AO 02460
  • Accession No.: AOTc 027

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-09-10 at 18:30:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-09-06 at 10:17:57 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-09-06 at 10:08:33 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 06:58:08 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 04:42:47 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Metal 279 1 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112980.
Metal 279 1 artifact entry (No. P112980). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112980
Metal 279 1 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112980 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2001Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Metal 279 1 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112980},
}

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