Rochester 221 (P128325)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Cary Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Cary Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

InstTech 2

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  (covered by envelope)
reverse
  (beginning covered by envelope)
1'. [mu si-ma]-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]-mah-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. kiszib3 lu2-bi-mu
4. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
6. mu# [si-ma]-num2#?[{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. lu2-bi-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig-alim

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Rochester, 221

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: InstTech 2
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:

    was listed as Lagash

  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-02-21 at 17:00:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:49 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 002747 (composite) (P455457) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Rochester 221 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128325.
Rochester 221 artifact entry (No. P128325). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128325
Rochester 221 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128325 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128325},
}


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