RSO 89, 066 no. 4  (P375108)

Letter tablet 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 094972

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ku-li-mu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. lugal-NINA{ki}-sze3 <<sze#>>
4. dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi UN-ga6
5. u4 ba-usz2-a-na en3 li2-bi2-tar
6. u4-bi kiszib3#-zu# u3-mi#-ra
reverse
1. szu us2-ma-ab ma-an-du11
2. en3 bi2-tar
3. sze iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ra in-ba-a
4. nam-erim2-bi ba-ku5

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P375108

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 094972
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

References

  • primary: RSO 89, 066 no. 4 

    [Notizia2017-153366] Notizia, Palmiro, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2017.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-07-30 at 12:51:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-11-13 at 09:11:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 89, 066 No. 4  Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375108.
RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry (No. P375108). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375108 (Original work published 2007)
RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375108 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375108},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RSO 89, 066 No. 4  Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375108.
RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry (No. P375108). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375108 (Original work published 2007)
RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375108 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375108},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P375108
LB  - CDLI:P375108
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RSO 89, 066 no. 4  artifact entry
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