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, UKMuseum Number
BM 020892aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (messenger) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Amar-Suen.02.03.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 004642 (composite) (P457352) | S004642 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P107106 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P107106 |
unopened envelope
| Artifact type |
Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 020892a |
| Accession Number | 1895-10-17, 0932a |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 032418 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1895-1017-932-a |
primary: BM Messenger, 227
Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,932a
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2017-02-15 at 19:29:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:26:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:29 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {BM {Messenger} 227 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P107106},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107106},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/9/11/ PY - 2023 ID - P107106 LB - CDLI:P107106 M1 - 2026/4/23/ TI - BM Messenger 227 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P107106 ER -