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, UKMuseum Number
BM 020856Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Amar-Suen.03.02.00 (Alternative Years: Shulgi 46) |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 014404 (composite) (P526031) | S014404 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P202271 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P202271 |
unopened envelope
| Artifact type |
Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 020856 |
| Accession Number | 1895-10-17, 0896a |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 041707 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1895-1017-896-a |
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2023-07-23 at 14:36:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 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 |
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@misc{2026BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
year = {2026},
month = {mar 8},
title = {BM 020856 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P202271},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202271},
}
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