BM Messenger 133 (P107012)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021291Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 szu-da-ba sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 bi2-bi2 sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 szu-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
2. 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda du8-a lugal 5(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4 szu ba-ti
3. giri3 a-hu-szu-ni sukkal
4. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
5. iti amar-a-a-si
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 133
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-11-12,50
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- Museum No.: BM 021291
- Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0050
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:26:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:27 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032324) (032324)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21291) (BM.21291)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1112-50) (W_1895-1112-50)
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM {Messenger} 133 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P107012},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107012},
}
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