SEL 34-36, 263 no. 02  (P202317)

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 020994

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

49.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) erin2# 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(u) 5(disz) engar 4(ban2)-ta
3. 5(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. sze ur5-ra [e2] {d}nansze-me
reverse
1. [i3-dub bara2-si-ga]-ta#
2. [ki ur]-{d}nansze-ta
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3. [kiszib3] ab#-ba-kal-la
4. dumu# sanga uru11{ki}
5. [e2] {d}nansze-me
6. [mu ha]-ar-szi{ki} [hu-ur5]-ti{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ab-ba-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga uru11{ki}

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 33.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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    unopened envelope

  • primary: SEL 34-36 (pp. 269-285), 263 no. 02 

    [Notizia2017-19SEL34/36] Notizia, Palmiro. 2017-19. “I Prestiti Še Ur5-Ra Di Periodo Neo-Sumerico Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš. Gli Anni Šulgi 12-39 e Nuove Fonti Documentarie.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 34–36: 269–85.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 161 22

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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  • Museum No.: BM 020994
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 16:05:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-07-05 at 18:36:25 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 001900 (composite) (P454610) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SEL 34-36, 263 No. 02  Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202317.
SEL 34-36, 263 no. 02  artifact entry (No. P202317). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202317 (Original work published 2002)
SEL 34-36, 263 no. 02  artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202317 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {SEL 34-36, 263 no. 02  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202317},
}


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