CTPSM 1, 016 (P499291)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1366

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal
2. sze-ba lugal-nam2-mah
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti szu-numun-ta
4. iti munu4-gu7!-sze3
reverse
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. dingir-ra
2. dumu lu2?-nimgir#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499291

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Museum Number GMII 1366
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195002

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 16

    [Perlov2014CTPSM1] Perlov, Boris I., and Yuri Savelyev. 2014. Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Volume 1: Administrative Texts from Tello from the Ur III Period. Moscow: Paleograph-Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-01-29 at 10:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:00:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:43:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-10 at 03:20:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499291.
CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry (No. P499291). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499291
CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499291 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/4/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499291
LB  - CDLI:P499291
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499291
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499291.
CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry (No. P499291). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499291
CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499291 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/4/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499291
LB  - CDLI:P499291
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499291
ER  - 
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