BM Messenger 310 (P107189)
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 021215Period
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(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3 2(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta 1(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-sze3 sze-bi 1(asz) gur 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki ur-kisal
2. 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta 1(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
reverse
1. 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-sze3 sze-bi 1(asz) gur 3(barig) 4(ban2) ki nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta
2. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. sza3-gal gu4 udu zi-ga
4. iti munu4-gu7 u4 1(u) ba-zal
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
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, 310
[Sigrist1990MessengerTexts] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Messenger Texts from the British Museum. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.Accessioned in the BM: 95-11-09,4
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- Museum No.: BM 021215
- Accession No.: 1895-11-09, 0004
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.05.10
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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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | 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 12:17:31 | 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 (032501) (032501)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21215) (BM.21215)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1109-4) (W_1895-1109-4)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM {Messenger} 310 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P107189},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107189},
}
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