BM 021002 (P202322)

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 021002

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)

envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ba-zi-ta
3. kiszib3 ad-da
4. i3-dub a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma-ta
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra
2. iti mu-szu-du8!
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. ad-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-AN-[...]
4. sanga {d}[inanna]

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


  • 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.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 98 n. 3 (seal)

    [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 021002
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 1042a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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 001912 (composite) (P454622) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021002 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202322.
BM 021002 artifact entry (No. P202322). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202322 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202322 (Accessed: July 31, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 021002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202322
LB  - CDLI:P202322
M1  - 2025/7/31/
TI  - BM 021002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202322
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021002 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202322.
BM 021002 artifact entry (No. P202322). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202322 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202322 (Accessed: July 31, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 021002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202322
LB  - CDLI:P202322
M1  - 2025/7/31/
TI  - BM 021002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202322
ER  - 
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