BM 018323 (P202239)

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 018323

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
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. SZIM i3 dug 1(disz)-a-kam
2. SZIM i3 za3-ga {d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki za-za-a-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-ma2-gu-la
5. ugula ur-{d}nansze
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-ma2-gu-la
2. i3-ra2-ra2
3. {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


  • citation: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), (pp. 97-183)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 018323
  • Accession No.: 1894-12-22, 0040a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-08 at 14:18:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:26 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 002964 (composite) (P455674) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018323 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202239.
BM 018323 artifact entry (No. P202239). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202239 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018323 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202239 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 018323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202239
LB  - CDLI:P202239
M1  - 2025/9/5/
TI  - BM 018323 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202239
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 018323 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202239.
BM 018323 artifact entry (No. P202239). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202239 (Original work published 2002)
BM 018323 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202239 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 018323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202239
LB  - CDLI:P202239
M1  - 2025/9/5/
TI  - BM 018323 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202239
ER  - 
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