AuOr 17-18, 219 07 (P145588)
Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 019697Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(u) 4(disz) erin2 muszen-du3 1(asz) sze gur-ta
4. [he2]-ba-ab-szum2#-[mu]
reverse
1. dub-ba#-ni# [...]
2. szu ha-ba-ab#-[ti]
obverse
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(u) 4(disz) erin2 muszen-du3 1(asz) sze gur-ta
4. [he2]-ba-ab-szum2#-[mu]
reverse
1. dub-ba#-ni# [...]
2. szu ha-ba-ab#-[ti]
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 36.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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primary: AuOr 17-18, p.215-228, p. 219 7
[Molina1999-2000letter-orders] Molina, Manuel. 1999-2000. “Neo-Sumerian Letter-Orders in the British Museum. I.” Aula Orientalis 17–18: 215–28.
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- Museum No.: BM 019697
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:30:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:13 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (047618) (047618)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19697) (BM.19697)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1015-168) (W_1895-1015-168)
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Cite this Artifact
“AuOr 17-18, 219 07 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145588.
AuOr 17-18, 219 07 artifact entry (No. P145588). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145588 (Original work published 2001)
AuOr 17-18, 219 07 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145588 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).
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