CM 26, 078 (P207514)

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 024889a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal of bread (ninda lugal ninda bala-a-ta) for the sig7-a; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) ninda lugal
2. nig2 bala-a-ta
3. SIG7-a ki-sur-ra{ki}-ke4
4. szu ba-ab-ti
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. zi-ga
2. iti GAN2-masz
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an [ub]-da [limmu2-ba]
2. ur-{d}[lamma]
3. di?-[ku5]
  ensi2# in edition
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Withdrawal of bread (ninda lugal ninda bala-a-ta) for the sig7-a; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CM 26, 78

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: QNAR 1, BM 24889

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)

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  • Museum No.: BM 024889a
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-11 at 10:50:24 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-24 at 12:11:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:29:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:37:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005078 (composite) (P478011) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.47.02.00, Amar-Suen.01.05.00

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207514.
CM 26, 078 artifact entry (No. P207514). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207514 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207514 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207514},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207514
LB  - CDLI:P207514
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - CM 26, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207514
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207514.
CM 26, 078 artifact entry (No. P207514). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207514 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207514 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207514},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207514
LB  - CDLI:P207514
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - CM 26, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207514
ER  -
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