CM 26, 128 (P107216)

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 021874

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) ku6-sze6 gur lugal
  1 line blank
2. la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}lamma
3. ku6 bala-a-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna
2. giri3 sa6-sa6-ga
3. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: CM 26, 128

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 175 n. 559

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021874
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 12:03:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003145 (composite) (P455855) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107216.
CM 26, 128 artifact entry (No. P107216). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107216 (Original work published 2001)
CM 26, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107216 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CM 26, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107216},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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ID  - P107216
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TI  - CM 26, 128 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107216.
CM 26, 128 artifact entry (No. P107216). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107216 (Original work published 2001)
CM 26, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107216 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CM 26, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107216},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107216
LB  - CDLI:P107216
M1  - 2025/8/16/
TI  - CM 26, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107216
ER  - 
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