Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Collection(s)
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UKMuseum Number
A.1242_1982Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative |
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| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.42.11d.00 (intercalated) |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P100872 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P100872 |
unopened envelope
| Artifact type |
Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
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| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK |
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| Museum Number | A.1242_1982 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 001568 |
primary: Amherst, 034
history: RA 55 (pp. 135-146), 142 59
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:17:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:04:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 09:38:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:41 | CDLI, CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI, CDLI | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI, CDLI | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2001Amherst,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {Amherst 034 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P100872},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100872},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2001/12/20/ PY - 2001 ID - P100872 LB - CDLI:P100872 M1 - 2026/10/5/ TI - Amherst 034 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P100872 ER -