CTPSM 1, 058 (P500249)

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 0220

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

52.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
4. sipa unu3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-me
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sze {d}en-lil2-la2
2'. iti mu-szu-du7
3'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-[gir2-su]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu sila4-[mu]

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003161 (composite) (P455871) S003161 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500249

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 46.0 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 0220
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195044

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 58

    [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
2017-03-13 at 02:06:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500249.
CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry (No. P500249). (2017, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500249
CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500249 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/6/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500249
LB  - CDLI:P500249
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500249
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500249.
CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry (No. P500249). (2017, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500249
CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500249 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2017CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/6/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500249
LB  - CDLI:P500249
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500249
ER  -
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