AuOr 17-18, 221 12 (P145593)

Letter tablet 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, UK

Museum Number

BM 022821

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-nimgir-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(ban2) zi3 sig15
4. 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
5. 1(ban2) esza
reverse
1. {d}dumu-zi
2. sza3-ge guru7-a lugal
3. giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145593

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022821
Accession Number 1897-05-10, 0084

External resources

References

  • primary: AuOr 17-18, p.215-228, p. 221 12

    [Molina1999-2000letter-orders] Molina, Manuel. 1999-2000. “Neo-Sumerian Letter-Orders in the British Museum. I.” Aula Orientalis 17–18: 215–28.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:13 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

“AuOr 17-18, 221 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145593.
AuOr 17-18, 221 12 artifact entry (No. P145593). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145593 (Original work published 2001)
AuOr 17-18, 221 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145593 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 17-18, 221 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145593.
AuOr 17-18, 221 12 artifact entry (No. P145593). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145593 (Original work published 2001)
AuOr 17-18, 221 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145593 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145593},
}

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