BM Messenger 252 (P107131)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P107131
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P107131

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 020450
Accession Number	1895-10-17, 0490

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	032443
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.20450
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1017-490

References

primary: BM Messenger, 252

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

Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,490

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
2016-12-15 at 17:01:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-06 at 08:17:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:26:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:10:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:29	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM Messenger 252 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107131.

BM Messenger 252 artifact entry (No. P107131). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107131 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 252 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107131 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM Messenger 252 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107131.

BM Messenger 252 artifact entry (No. P107131). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107131 (Original work published 2001)

BM Messenger 252 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107131 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM {Messenger} 252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107131},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P107131
LB  - CDLI:P107131
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - BM Messenger 252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107131
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