BM 020985 (P202314)
Administrative 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 020985Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
EnvelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub e2-gibil4-le-ta
3. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. ur-mes
2. szu ba-ti
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-ad-da-ri2#
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub e2-gibil4-le-ta
3. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. ur-mes
2. szu ba-ti
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-ad-da-ri2#
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:
Envelope Artifact type comments:
envelope fragment
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
envelope fragment
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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- Museum No.: BM 020985
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 1025
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-07-23 at 14:49:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 | 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 (041765) (041765)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20985) (BM.20985)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-1025) (W_1895-1017-1025)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 014177 (composite) (P519547) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 020985 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202314.
BM 020985 artifact entry (No. P202314). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202314 (Original work published 2002)
BM 020985 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202314 (Accessed: July 31, 2025).
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