BAOM 2, 38 106 (P104968)

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 012627

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(u) dug gir16 kasz
2. ki a-kal-la-ta
3. lu2-uru11{ki}
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
2. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 4(u) dug# gir16 kasz
2. giri3! lu2-uru11{ki#}
reverse
1. iti# [ezem-{d}dumu]-zi#
2. [mu kar2-har{ki}] a-[ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba]-hul#
seal 1
  (legend broken)

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P104968

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012627
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BAOM 2, p.13-43, p. 38 106

    [Gomi1980BritishMuseum] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “120 Unpublished Administrative Texts from the Ur III Period in the British Museum.” Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo 2: 13–43.

  • history: MVN 19, 80

    [Mander1995MVN19] Mander, Pietro. 1995. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12600-12750). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 19. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2016-08-29 at 12:03:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BAOM 2, 38 106 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104968.
BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry (No. P104968). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104968 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104968 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104968},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BAOM 2, 38 106 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P104968.
BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry (No. P104968). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104968 (Original work published 2001)
BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104968 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023BAOM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P104968
LB  - CDLI:P104968
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BAOM 2, 38 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104968
ER  - 
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