Metal 281 5 (P112984)

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 02462

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(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) {uruda}gur10
3. ki-la2-bi 5(asz) gu2 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
4. ba-zi-ir
reverse
1. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
2. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da szu ba-ti
3. giri3 ba-zi dumu szesz-szesz
4. [giri3 ur]-nigar{gar}
5. u3 ur-{d}lamma
6. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nanna
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
seal 2
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz
seal 3
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz#-zi-da#
2. dumu a2-zi-[da]
seal 4
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar

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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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 281 5

    [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.140 (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, 28

    [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 02462
  • Accession No.: AOTc 028

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-09-06 at 14:40:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-09-06 at 13:19:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 07:09:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 07:05:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 06:28:30 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002030 (composite) (P454740) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 004605 (composite) (P457315) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005146 (composite) (P457856) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005201 (composite) (P457911) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Metal 281 5 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112984.
Metal 281 5 artifact entry (No. P112984). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112984
Metal 281 5 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112984 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Metal 281 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112984},
}


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