BM Messenger 295 (P107174)
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 020310Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi 2(barig) nig2-kal-la
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi 2(barig) lu2-kal-la
3. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 an-ne2
4. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) sila3 sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) a2-na-mu
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) udu 1(disz) sila3 sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) sa2-du11
3. 4(u) 1(disz) sila4 diri 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3
4. iti GAN2-masz
5. u4 4(disz)-kam
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)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BM Messenger, 295
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-10-17,350
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020310
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0350
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.04
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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 13:26:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:10:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:17:30 | 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 (032486) (032486)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20310) (BM.20310)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-350) (W_1895-1017-350)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM {Messenger} 295 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P107174},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107174},
}
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