BM 020984 (P202313)

Administrative 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 020984

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma
column 2
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}-ka

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: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope fragment

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    envelope fragment


  • history: CBT 2, ,

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 020984
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 1024

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002845 composite (P455555) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 020984 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202313.
BM 020984 artifact entry (No. P202313). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202313 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020984 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202313 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020984 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202313},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202313
LB  - CDLI:P202313
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - BM 020984 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202313
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 020984 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202313.
BM 020984 artifact entry (No. P202313). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202313 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020984 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202313 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 020984 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202313},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202313
LB  - CDLI:P202313
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - BM 020984 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202313
ER  - 
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