BM 020904 (P202287)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020904

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) szah2 2(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3
1. 2(u) szah2 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. u4 7(disz)-sze3
5. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
  calculation: (20 x 2 x 17) + (20 x 1 x 7) = 2;3,4
reverse
1. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
3. lugal-ki-gal-la maszkim
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e2-an-na

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 020904
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0944a ?

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2016-02-21 at 11:50:40 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2012-07-05 at 14:38:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005161 (composite) (P457871) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020904 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202287.
BM 020904 artifact entry (No. P202287). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202287 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020904 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202287 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 020904 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202287},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202287
LB  - CDLI:P202287
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - BM 020904 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202287
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020904 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202287.
BM 020904 artifact entry (No. P202287). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202287 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020904 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202287 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 020904 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202287},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202287
LB  - CDLI:P202287
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - BM 020904 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202287
ER  -
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