Borrelli diss. 33 (P207609)

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 024805

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (10 gurush for irrigation work; kun dNa-rú-a-igi-du mu SHà-lá-súd-shè; seal: Lú-dNa-rú-a d. SHà-lá-súd)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. kun {d}na-ru2-a-igi-du
3. mu sza3-la2-su3-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. iti mu-<szu>-du7
  blank space
3. ugula u4-de3-nig2-sa6-ga
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
2. [kun {d}]na-ru2-[a]-igi#-du#
3. mu# sza3-la2-su3-[sze3]
reverse
1. kiszib3# lu2-{d}na-[ru2-a]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti mu-szu-du7
3. ugula u4-de3-nig2#-sa6#-[ga]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}na-[ru2-a]
2. dumu sza3-[x-x]
3. x-x-SZA-[x]

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
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 27.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (10 gurush for irrigation work; kun dNa-rú-a-igi-du mu SHà-lá-súd-shè; seal: Lú-dNa-rú-a d. SHà-lá-súd)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024805
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-12 at 14:08:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Borrelli Diss. 33 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207609.
Borrelli diss. 33 artifact entry (No. P207609). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207609 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 33 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207609 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023Borrelli,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207609},
}


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