BM Messenger 024 (P106903)

Administrative tablet 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 021257

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila4 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3> lugal-nam2-mah su6-sze3 du
2. 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 bar-du8-sza-um nig2-nesag
3. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 szu-ha-ni-esz dabin?-sze3 gen-na
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sila3 gin2 i3 kal-la mar-tu
5. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 lugal-{d}utu u3-gu gesz-sze3 gen-na
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 bur-ma-ma sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. ad-da elam
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 ur-{d}en-lil2 i3-ga-da
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 ur-{d}nun-gal mar-tu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 ur-{d}szul-gi udu-sze3 gen-na
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3-lu2 szitim giri3-bur-ma-ma
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1/3(disz) gin2 i3 {d}nanna-mu sagi
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szitim
8. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 er3-re-eb u3 ur-{d}nin-pa
9. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 aga3-us2 sukkal-mah unu{ki}-sze3 gen-na
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 ur-{gesz}gigir siki-sze3 gen-na
11. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 u2-ar-ti-a
12. u4 6(disz)-kam
13. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BM Messenger, 24

[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

Accessioned in the BM: 95-11-12,16

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021257
Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0016

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.06
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:26:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:10:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032215) (032215)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21257) (BM.21257)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1112-16) (W_1895-1112-16)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM Messenger 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P106903.

BM Messenger 024 artifact entry (No. P106903). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106903 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106903 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106903},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM Messenger 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P106903.

BM Messenger 024 artifact entry (No. P106903). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106903 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106903 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106903},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P106903
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - BM Messenger 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106903
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