SM 1909.05.050 (P406284)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.050

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken env.--grain is a loan (ur5-ra))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken env.--grain is a loan (ur5-ra))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.46.00.00 ? added from SM catalogue, probably months/days missing in many
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P406284
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P406284

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
Dimensions	39.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete.

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1909.05.050
Accession Number	06214 (SM catalogue: 1117)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	188080

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.050 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406284.

SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry (No. P406284). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406284

SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406284 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406284},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406284
LB  - CDLI:P406284
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406284
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.050 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406284.

SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry (No. P406284). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406284

SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406284 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406284},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406284
LB  - CDLI:P406284
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - SM 1909.05.050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406284
ER  -