Mycenaean 03 (P120652)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014526

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
4. 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
  blank space
5. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
2. sze-ba geme2 kikken2
3. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
  blank space
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: Mycenaean, 03

    [Uchitel1985Mycenaean] Uchitel, Alexander. 1985. “Mycenaean and Near Eastern Economic Archives.” Phdthesis, University of London.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014526
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 15:19:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:29:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Mycenaean 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120652.
Mycenaean 03 artifact entry (No. P120652). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120652 (Original work published 2001)
Mycenaean 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120652 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120652},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Mycenaean 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120652.
Mycenaean 03 artifact entry (No. P120652). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120652 (Original work published 2001)
Mycenaean 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120652 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120652},
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