ASJ 03, 179 187 (P102111)

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 013073

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. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu-gu4-gur dumu da-ba
  1 line blank
3. i3-dub a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 {d}nanna-hi-li dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
  blank space
1. 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102111

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 013073
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023126
British Museum Collection (BM) W_-13073-a

References

  • primary: ASJ 3, p.149-184, p. 179 187

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:06 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, 179 187 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102111.
ASJ 03, 179 187 artifact entry (No. P102111). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102111 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 179 187 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102111 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 03, 179 187 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102111.
ASJ 03, 179 187 artifact entry (No. P102111). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102111 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 179 187 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102111 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102111},
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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102111
M1  - 2026/4/22/
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