ASJ 03, 169 156 (P102080)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 013677

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
3. i3-dub ambar-sur-ra-ta
4. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
  blank space
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu inim-{d}inanna
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
2. mu us2-sa si-mu-ur4-ru{ki} lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 [1(disz)]-kam ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu inim-{d}inanna

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102080

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013677
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0032

External resources

References

  • primary: ASJ 3, p.149-184, p. 169 156

    [Gomi1981BM2] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets in the British Museum, II.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 149–84.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 03, 169 156 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102080.
ASJ 03, 169 156 artifact entry (No. P102080). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102080 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 169 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102080 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102080},
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 03, 169 156 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102080.
ASJ 03, 169 156 artifact entry (No. P102080). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102080 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 169 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102080 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102080},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P102080
LB  - CDLI:P102080
M1  - 2026/4/8/
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