Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 013038Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year) (Alternative Years: AS03) |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 002797 (composite) (P455507) | S002797 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P116411 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P116411 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Dimensions | |
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 013038 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 024523 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1896-0328-129-a |
primary: MVN 12, 149
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2021-07-26 at 10:05:05 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-06-14 at 09:50:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:40:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:19:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:20:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:20:59 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023MVN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {MVN 12, 149 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P116411},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116411},
}
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