Metal 283 8 (P112987)

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, France

Museum Number

AO 02455

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {uruda}si-im-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. lugal-im-ru-a
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 na-ni sza13-dub-ba
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001876.1 (composite) (P533321) S001876.1 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112987

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02455
Accession Number AOTc 043

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013878

References

  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 283 8

    [Limet1960métal] Limet, Henri. 1960. Le Travail Du Métal Au Pays de Sumer Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Bibliothèque de La Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université de Liège, Fascicule 155. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

  • history: CCL 1, T.130 (seal)

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: DAS, 43

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-01-31 at 04:49:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Metal 283 8 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112987.
Metal 283 8 artifact entry (No. P112987). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112987
Metal 283 8 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112987 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2001Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Metal 283 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112987},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112987
LB  - CDLI:P112987
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Metal 283 8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112987
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Metal 283 8 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112987.
Metal 283 8 artifact entry (No. P112987). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112987
Metal 283 8 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112987 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2001Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Metal 283 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112987},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112987
LB  - CDLI:P112987
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Metal 283 8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112987
ER  -
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