Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 02451Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (metal) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šū-Suen.02.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 001876.2 (composite) (P533322) | S001876.2 | - | - | |
| CDLI Seals 003827 (composite) (P456537) | S003827 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) | |
| CDLI Seals 004994.1 (composite) (P533983) | S004994.1 | - | - |
| CDLI number |
P112981
P108834
(retired)
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|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P112981 |
unopened envelope
| Artifact type |
Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
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| Museum Number | AO 02451 |
| Accession Number | AOTc 042 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 013872 |
primary: Travail du métal, p. 279 2
history: CCL 1, T.143 (seals)
history: DAS, 42
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2016-01-31 at 03:42:46 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:35:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:16:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 | CDLI, CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI, CDLI | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI, CDLI | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2001Metal,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {Metal 279 2 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P112981},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112981},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2001/12/20/ PY - 2001 ID - P112981 LB - CDLI:P112981 M1 - 2026/10/14/ TI - Metal 279 2 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P112981 ER -