ASJ 03, 179 185 (P102109)

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 015918

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. 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. a2 gu4 hun-ga2 a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
  blank space
3. i3-dub e2-gibil4-le-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 {d}nanna-hi-li dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul#
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-hi-li
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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/P102109

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015918
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0138

References

  • primary: ASJ 3, p.149-184, p. 179 185

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 03, 179 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102109.
ASJ 03, 179 185 artifact entry (No. P102109). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102109 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 179 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102109 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102109},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 03, 179 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102109.
ASJ 03, 179 185 artifact entry (No. P102109). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102109 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 179 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102109 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102109},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102109
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ASJ 03, 179 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102109
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