DAA 1 129 BM 016418 (P200596)
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 016418Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. 1(u) 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
3. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 uruda
4. <ba-zi-ir> ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
5. kiszib3# ur#-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. giri3# ur#-[{d}]nun-gal
7. u3 na-ni
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. [...]
3. [...]
seal 2
illegible
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:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
seal identified in BM cat. p. 38
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (metal)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DAA 1 (pp. 119-130), p. 129 BM 016418
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 016418
- Accession No.: 1896-06-13, 0046
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.11.00
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034022) (034022)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.16418) (BM.16418)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0613-46) (W_1896-0613-46)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 005273 (composite) (P457983) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
year = {2024},
month = {oct 25},
title = {DAA 1 129 {BM} 016418 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P200596},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200596},
}
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