BM 028061 & BM 028061A (P207656)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 028061 & BM 028061A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour from Kuli to Urnigar; seal: Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sukkal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
4. ma2 ba-zi
reverse
1. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gibil
2. ma2 ur-{d}ig-alim
3. ki ku-li-ta
4. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dumu ur-sukkal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Flour from Kuli to Urnigar; seal: Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sukkal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P207656

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028061 & BM 028061A
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 028061 & BM 028061A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P207656.
BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry (No. P207656). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207656 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207656 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 028061 & {BM} 028061A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207656},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207656},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P207656
LB  - CDLI:P207656
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207656
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 028061 & BM 028061A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P207656.
BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry (No. P207656). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207656 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207656 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 028061 & {BM} 028061A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207656},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207656},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P207656
LB  - CDLI:P207656
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BM 028061 & BM 028061A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207656
ER  - 
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