BM 020926 (P202296)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 020926

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(disz) ad3 udu
2. ki szar-ru-um-i3-li2-ta
3. mu geme2-usz-bar-sze3
4. mu en-igi-ni-ib2-zu
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-lim{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. en-igi-ni-ib2-zu
  blank space
2. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006136 (composite) (P458846) S006136 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.37.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.03.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202296

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 020926
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0966a

References

  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 20926

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020926 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202296.
BM 020926 artifact entry (No. P202296). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202296 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020926 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202296 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202296},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020926 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202296.
BM 020926 artifact entry (No. P202296). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202296 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020926 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202296 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202296},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202296
LB  - CDLI:P202296
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 020926 artifact entry
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