BM Messenger 020 (P106900)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020230Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza-ru-um-ba-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu szu-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 bi2-bi2-a lu2 kas4
4. 1(ban2) dabin aga3-us2 ki sukkal-asz gub-ba giri3 ur-{d}utu
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 lu2-{d}nanna sukkal
2. 6(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 2(disz)-am3 giri3 ur-{d}utu
3. 6(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
5. 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2 kasz ninda elam-sze3 gen-na
6. 7(disz) sila3 ninda ur-usz-gid2-da
7. 1(ban2) ninda lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
8. 1(ban2) ninda e2-ti-da
9. 1(ban2) ninda ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
10. 1(ban2) ninda lu2-{d}nanna
11. 1(ban2) ninda ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 udu-da tusz-a
12. 5(disz) sila3 ninda ba-zi
13. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
14. iti amar-a-a-si
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza-ru-um-ba-ni
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu szu-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 bi2-bi2-a lu2 kas4
4. 1(ban2) dabin aga3-us2 ki sukkal-asz gub-ba giri3 ur-{d}utu
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 lu2-{d}nanna sukkal
2. 6(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 2(disz)-am3 giri3 ur-{d}utu
3. 6(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
5. 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2 kasz ninda elam-sze3 gen-na
6. 7(disz) sila3 ninda ur-usz-gid2-da
7. 1(ban2) ninda lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
8. 1(ban2) ninda e2-ti-da
9. 1(ban2) ninda ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
10. 1(ban2) ninda lu2-{d}nanna
11. 1(ban2) ninda ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 udu-da tusz-a
12. 5(disz) sila3 ninda ba-zi
13. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
14. iti amar-a-a-si
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 20
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,270
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- Museum No.: BM 020230
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0270
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.13
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2014-08-24 at 12:10:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:26:29 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:24 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032212) (032212)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20230) (BM.20230)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-270) (W_1895-1017-270)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM Messenger 020 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P106900.
BM Messenger 020 artifact entry (No. P106900). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106900 (Original work published 2001)
BM Messenger 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106900 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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