BagM 16, 217 2 (P104854)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany

Museum Number

RGZM 0.07554

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
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. zi#-ga#-[...]
2'. giri3 sukkal-[mah]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
3'. 4(disz) masz2
4'. 4(disz) dug dida
  blank space
5'. 2(ban2) esza
6'. 4(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
7'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sza3-gal erin2? ansze?
reverse
1. [...]
  blank space
2. kiszib3 sukkal-mah
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ARAD2-[{d}nanna]
2. dumu ur-{d}[szul]-pa-e3#
3. sukkal-[mah]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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 006131 (composite) (P458841) S006131 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.07.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P104854

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany
Museum Number RGZM 0.07554
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028373

References

  • primary: BagM 16 (pp. 211-220), 217 2

    [Mauer1985BagM16] Mauer, Gerlinde. 1985. Baghdader Mitteilungen 16: 211–20.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-02 at 18:30:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:50:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 16, 217 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P104854.
BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry (No. P104854). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104854 (Original work published 2001)
BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104854 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104854},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 16, 217 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P104854.
BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry (No. P104854). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104854 (Original work published 2001)
BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104854 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104854},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P104854
LB  - CDLI:P104854
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BagM 16, 217 2 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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