Orient 16, 099 152 (P124753)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 51.63.159

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)

Text

tablet
  (within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) dabin KA
2. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-i7-edin-na
reverse
1. iti sze-il2-la
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-i7-edin-na

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 005382 (composite) (P458092) S005382 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P124753

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) World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Museum Number WML 51.63.159
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022980

References

  • primary: Orient 16 (pp. 1-110), p. 99 152

    [Gomi1980Liverpool] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “Administrative Texts of the Third Dynasty of Ur in the Merseyside County Museums, Liverpool.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 16: 1–110.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 08:44:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-06-06 at 22:34:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:53:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:17 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

“Orient 16, 099 152 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P124753.
Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry (No. P124753). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124753 (Original work published 2001)
Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124753 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124753},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Orient 16, 099 152 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P124753.
Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry (No. P124753). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124753 (Original work published 2001)
Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124753 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124753},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P124753
LB  - CDLI:P124753
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Orient 16, 099 152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124753
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