BM 020856 (P202271)
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 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)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub e2-duru5 ka5-a-ta
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. nibru{ki}-sze3
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken2
reverse
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
2. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}utu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszumgal
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub e2-duru5 ka5-a-ta
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. nibru{ki}-sze3
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken2
reverse
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
2. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}utu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszumgal
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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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 020856
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0896a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.02.00
- Alternative Years: Shulgi 46
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-07-23 at 14:36:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2021-10-31 at 13:29:18 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | 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 (041707) (041707)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 014404 (composite) (P526031) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020856 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202271.
BM 020856 artifact entry (No. P202271). (2023, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202271 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020856 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202271 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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