Metal 287 16 (P112995)

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 02457

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. 7(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
reverse
1. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
2. giri3 lu2-ba-bi
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-ba-gara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
seal 2
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar
seal 3

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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  • Seal information:

    Lafont: Sx is possibly S005208 seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 287 16

    [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.182 (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, 374

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 02457
  • Accession No.: AOTC 374

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-01-31 at 08:07:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 08:04:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:34 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 002723 (composite) (P455433) 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 005208 (composite) (P457918) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Metal 287 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112995.
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (No. P112995). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112995 (Original work published 2001)
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112995 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Metal 287 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112995},
}


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