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BM Messenger 176 (P107055)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021233

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 a-hu-ma sukkal
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 ur-an-ne2 nagar tir-sze3 gen-na-me
3. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 elam sze gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 a-da-lal3 lu2 kas4 dumu ki-tusz-lu2-sze3 gen-na
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
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1. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 ip-qu2-sza lu2 zah3 gen-na
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 ARAD2-{d}nanna lu2 kas4
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 ku3-{d}nin-gal sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 ur-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 nu-ur2-i3-li2 sukkal ugula usz-bar-sze3 gen-na
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 {d}utu-ba-e3 lu2 kas4
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 a-bi2-a lu2 kas4
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BM Messenger, 176

[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

Accessioned in the BM: 95-11-11,8

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021233
Accession No.: 1895-11-11, 0008

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.11.24
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2011-07-22 at 13:26:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:10:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:28	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032367) (032367)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21233) (BM.21233)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1111-8) (W_1895-1111-8)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM Messenger 176 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107055.

BM Messenger 176 artifact entry (No. P107055). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107055 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107055 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107055},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM Messenger 176 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107055.

BM Messenger 176 artifact entry (No. P107055). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107055 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107055 (Accessed: February 20, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107055},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107055
LB  - CDLI:P107055
M1  - 2026/2/20/
TI  - BM Messenger 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107055
ER  -