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
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 027463aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Seed-barley from Bazi to Ur-Ninmug; seal: Ur-dNin-mug ds d. Lú-dBa-ba6)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (Seed-barley from Bazi to Ur-Ninmug; seal: Ur-dNin-mug ds d. Lú-dBa-ba6) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.46.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 005229 (composite) (P457939) | S005229 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P203331 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P203331 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Dimensions | |
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 027463a |
| Accession Number | 1898-07-09, 0251a |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 055186 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1898-0709-251-a |
history: CBT 3, p.145
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {BM 027463a artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P203331},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203331},
}
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