BM Messenger 226 (P107105)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020898aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. ki ur-ab-ba-ta
3. {gesz}gu-za ki-a-nag ensi2-ke4-ne-sze3
4. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu he2-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
2. mu us2-sa puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. [ur-dingir-ra]
2. [dub-sar]
3. [dumu he2-ti]
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 226
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,938a
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- Museum No.: BM 020898a
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0938a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.06.00 (us2-us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-02-15 at 19:29:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 14:14:14 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:26:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:29 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032417) (032417)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-938-a) (W_1895-1017-938-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 005849 (composite) (P458559) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) | Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {BM {Messenger} 226 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P107105},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107105},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/9/11/ PY - 2023 ID - P107105 LB - CDLI:P107105 M1 - 2025/8/28/ TI - BM Messenger 226 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P107105 ER -