BM 025284 (P205736)

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 025284

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Pickaxes taken in account by Ur-shagalamma; 3 seals: Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma ds d. Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da ugula simug?; Ur-dNun-gal nu-bànda gu-za-lá d. Eren-da; A2-zi-da ds d. SHesh-shesh.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2 ki na-ba-sa6-ta
4. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ke4
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 na-ni
2. u3 ur-{d}nun-gal
3. <mu> {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
seal 1
1. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. ugula simug
seal 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
3. dumu erin-da
seal 3
1. a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Pickaxes taken in account by Ur-shagalamma; 3 seals: Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma ds d. Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da ugula simug?; Ur-dNun-gal nu-bànda gu-za-lá d. Eren-da; A2-zi-da ds d. SHesh-shesh.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 025284
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-14 at 14:57:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 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 025284 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205736.
BM 025284 artifact entry (No. P205736). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205736 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025284 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205736 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205736},
}

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