BM 024906 (P202759)
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 024906Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley rations fro 2 men; kishib It-ta-shu-bi.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal sze-ba
blank space
2. lu2-sa6-ga iti 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(barig) sze-ba
4. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 a2-ta-szu-ta#
blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
1. geme2#-{d}[lamma]
2. [nin]-dingir {d}ba-[ba6]
3. a2-ta-szu-[ta ARAD2-zu]
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal sze-ba
blank space
2. lu2-sa6-ga iti 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(barig) sze-ba
4. ki giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 a2-ta-szu-ta#
blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
1. geme2#-{d}[lamma]
2. [nin]-dingir {d}ba-[ba6]
3. a2-ta-szu-[ta 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 (Barley rations fro 2 men; kishib It-ta-shu-bi.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024906
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2022-01-19 at 19:14:10 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-10-23 at 14:31:45 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053342) (053342)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24906) (BM.24906)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-1288-a) (W_1898-0215-1288-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 001861 (composite) (P454571) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024906 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202759.
BM 024906 artifact entry (No. P202759). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202759 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024906 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202759 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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