From the 21st Century BC, 409-410 17 (P202282)

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 020890

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) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-<ta>
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. sze ur5-ra dumu dab5-ba
4. i3-dub ur-sag-pa-e3-ta
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. u-bar szu ba-ti
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-<ta>
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. sze ur5-ra dumu dab5-ba
4. i3-dub ur-sag-pa-e3-ta
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. kiszib3 u-bar
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seal 1
1. u-bar-um#
2. ugula dumu dab5-ba
3. dumu la-zi-[...]

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: From the 21st Century BC (pp. 347-424), 409-410 17

    [Steinkeller2013CorvéeLabor] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2013. “Corvée Labor in Ur III Times.” Edited by Steven J. Garfinkle and Manuel Molina. From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D. : Proceedings of the International Conference on Neo-Sumerian Studies Held in Madrid 22-24 July 2010.

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  • Museum No.: BM 020890
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-11-19 at 09:10:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-11-19 at 09:07:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-11-18 at 07:35:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 004113 (composite) (P456823) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“From the 21st Century BC, 409-410 17 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202282.
From the 21st Century BC, 409-410 17 artifact entry (No. P202282). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202282 (Original work published 2002)
From the 21st Century BC, 409-410 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202282 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
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