KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16 (P234797)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Flour received.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gibil gur lugal
2. ki gu-za-ni-ta
3. giri3 ur#-{d}lamma
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
  blank space
1. iti# sze-il2-la
2. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gibil [gur lugal]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki gu-[za-ni-ta]
3. kiszib3 ur#-[{d}ba-ba6]
4. x [...]
reverse
1. x [...]
2. x [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti sze-[il2-la]
4. mu hu-[hu-nu-ri{ki}] ba-[hul]
seal 1
1. ur-{d#}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur#-sa6#?-ga#?

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): 39.0 high × 36.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-05 at 13:17:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004795 (composite) (P457505) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234797.
KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16 artifact entry (No. P234797). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234797
KM 89003 & KM 85.10.16 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234797 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89003 & {KM} 85.10.16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234797},
}


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