BM 019502 (P205662)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019502

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. [n]+4(disz) {uruda}KIN
2. ki#-[la2]-bi# 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
reverse
1. [ur-szu]-ga-lam-ma szu ba-ti
2. [giri3] ur-nigar{gar}
3. u3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi dub-sar
  blank space
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8 mah {d}en-lil2 mu-na-[dim2]
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019502
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-14, 0150a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-22 at 12:36:48 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019502 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205662.
BM 019502 artifact entry (No. P205662). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205662
BM 019502 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205662 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {BM 019502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205662},
}

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