BM 020872 (P202277)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.10.0 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P202277
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P202277

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
Dimensions
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 020872
Accession Number	1895-10-17, 0912a

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	041716
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.20872
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1895-1017-912-a

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:29:19	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020872 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202277.

BM 020872 artifact entry (No. P202277). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202277 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020872 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202277 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202277},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 020872 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020872 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202277.

BM 020872 artifact entry (No. P202277). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202277 (Original work published 2002)

BM 020872 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202277 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 020872 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202277
LB  - CDLI:P202277
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BM 020872 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202277
ER  -