DAA 1 128 BM 014772 (P200590)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014772

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(disz) {uruda}ha-zi
2. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 la2 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
3. bi2-gu7-bi
4. nu-u3-zi
reverse
1. ki [ur]-{d}nin-gesz-[zi]-da-ta
2. e2 [... ba]-an-ku4?
3. x [...]
4. sza3 [...]{ki}
5. iti amar#-[a-a]-si
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200590

Physical information

fragment of envelope adhering

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
fragment of envelope adhering
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 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 014772
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 08:46:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 14:03:38 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 14:32:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DAA 1 128 BM 014772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200590.
DAA 1 128 BM 014772 artifact entry (No. P200590). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200590 (Original work published 2002)
DAA 1 128 BM 014772 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200590 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200590},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“DAA 1 128 BM 014772 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200590.
DAA 1 128 BM 014772 artifact entry (No. P200590). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200590 (Original work published 2002)
DAA 1 128 BM 014772 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200590 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {DAA 1 128 {BM} 014772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200590},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200590
LB  - CDLI:P200590
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - DAA 1 128 BM 014772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200590
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