01.IS.48 unpublished unassigned (P499198)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

01.IS.48

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki ur-{d}ba-[ba6-ta]
3. gu3-de2#-[a]
4. szu ba-[ti]
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul#-[gi]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. dumu lugal-zuluhu2

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: partially broken envelope, with tablet partially visible still inside
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    seal with inscription rolled across envelope.

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: 01.IS.48
  • Accession No.: 11

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-23 at 15:46:02 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-08-05 at 16:40:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002815 (composite) (P455525) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.47.11.00 (us2 year)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20160927 miller: Information based on a catalogue created for Glencairn by Sjöberg in 1977.

Cite this Artifact
“01.IS.48 Unpublished Unassigned Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P499198.
01.IS.48 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (No. P499198). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P499198 (Original work published 2016)
01.IS.48 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P499198 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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