BM Messenger 039 (P106918)
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 020276Period
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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obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 szu-{d}nanna sukkal
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 {d}utu-ba-ni sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda i3-tur2-ra sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 lugal-hi-li-an-ki sukkal nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
2. 2(disz) dug dida 2(ban2) kasz lugal 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal 5(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 elam ki-masz{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
3. giri3 bur-ra sukkal an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
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, 39
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,316
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- Museum No.: BM 020276
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0316
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.00
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:26:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:25 | 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 (032230) (032230)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20276) (BM.20276)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-316) (W_1895-1017-316)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM {Messenger} 039 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P106918},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106918},
}
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