KM 89015 (P234808)
Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
KM 89015Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
47.0 mm × 37.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur
2. su-ga ur-ba-gara2 dumu al-la
3. 2(u) gur su-ga dumu ab-ba-mu szabra
4. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. su-ga lu2-unu{ki} dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6#
reverse
1. 3(barig) su-ga usz#-mu#
2. ur-gu-la dumu# ur-tur
3. szu ba-ti
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
blank space
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur#
2. ki#? ur-ba-gara2
3. 2(u) gur su#-ga# x-[...] szabra
4. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. su-ga lu2-unu{ki} dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6#
reverse
1. 3(barig) su-ga usz-mu dumu ur-{d}lamma
2. kiszib3 ur-gu-la dumu ur-tur#
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
blank space
seal impression
4. iti munu4-gu7#
5. mu# e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-gu-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-tur
4. nu-banda3 kuruszda
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
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 37.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: envelope 51 x 45 x 26
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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citation: The Art of Seals, p. 29, no. 3 (envelope)
[sec36527] N.d.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89015
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.05.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2016-12-19 at 19:20:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-06-30 at 12:27:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:43:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:37:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-08-12 at 22:19:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:37:13 | CDLI | Atf | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (167970) (167970)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 004487 (composite) (P457197) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2003KM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
year = {2003},
month = {nov 4},
title = {KM 89015 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P234808},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234808},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2003/11/4/ PY - 2003 ID - P234808 LB - CDLI:P234808 M1 - 2025/8/12/ TI - KM 89015 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P234808 ER -