Metal 287 16 (P112995)

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 02457

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. 7(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
reverse
1. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
2. giri3 lu2-ba-bi
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-ba-gara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
seal 2
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar
seal 3

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

Lafont: Sx is possibly S005208 seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002723 (composite) (P455433) S002723 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 004605 (composite) (P457315) S004605 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005208 (composite) (P457918) S005208 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112995

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 02457
Accession Number AOTC 374

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013886

References

  • primary: Travail du métal, p. 287 16

    [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.182 (seals)

    [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, 374

    [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
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-01-31 at 08:07:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-31 at 08:04:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:34 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 287 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112995.
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (No. P112995). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112995 (Original work published 2001)
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112995 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Metal 287 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112995},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Metal 287 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112995.
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (No. P112995). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112995 (Original work published 2001)
Metal 287 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112995 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023Metal,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Metal 287 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112995},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P112995
LB  - CDLI:P112995
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Metal 287 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112995
ER  -
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