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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014772Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
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
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
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
fragment of envelope adhering
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 40.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Artifact comments:
fragment of envelope adhering
- Genre(s): Administrative (metal)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DAA 1 (pp. 119-130), p. 128 BM 014772
[Lafont1991Forgerons] Lafont, Bertrand. 1991. “Les Forgerons Sumériens de La Ville de Girsu.” Anatolia Antiqua 1: 119–30. https://doi.org/10.3406/anata.1991.1145.
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- Museum No.: BM 014772
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-25 at 08:46:30 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-05-21 at 14:03:38 | Willighagen, Lars | Artifact, Other Entity | Willighagen, Lars | Willighagen, Lars | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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 14:32:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:22 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034018) (034018)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14772) (BM.14772)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-161) (W_1896-0407-161)
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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: August 30, 2025).
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