AuOr 17-18, 224 23 (P145604)

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 025761

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

37.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. sza3-ku3-ge
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
4. sa6-sa6-ga
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
  blank space
2. dub-ba-ni
3. szu ha-ba-ti
seal 1
1. lu2-me-lam2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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 002968 (composite) (P455678) S002968 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145604

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 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 025761
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 047634
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.25761
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-815

References

  • primary: AuOr 17-18, p.215-228, p. 224 23

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

    SHà-kù-ge ù-na-du11 2 she gur lugal SHa6-sha6-ga hé-na-ab-sum-mu kishib-ba-ni shu ha-ba-ti - seal: Lú-me-lám ds d. Lú-kal-la. Transliteración de M. Sigrist (CBT 3).

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 14:30:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:21:05 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, 224 23 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145604.
AuOr 17-18, 224 23 artifact entry (No. P145604). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145604 (Original work published 2001)
AuOr 17-18, 224 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145604 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145604},
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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 17-18, 224 23 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145604.
AuOr 17-18, 224 23 artifact entry (No. P145604). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145604 (Original work published 2001)
AuOr 17-18, 224 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145604 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145604},
}


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PY  - 2023
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TI  - AuOr 17-18, 224 23 artifact entry
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