BM 021003 (P202323)

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 021003

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. 1(u) 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a2 hun-ga2 erin2 bala tusz-a
3. sze sumun i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lugal-sa6-ga
reverse
1. erin2 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-me
2. giri3 du-du dumu ensi2
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 080 no. 17

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202323

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 021003
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 1043a

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
2023-01-19 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 Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021003 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202323.
BM 021003 artifact entry (No. P202323). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202323 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202323 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202323},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202323
LB  - CDLI:P202323
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 021003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202323
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 021003 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202323.
BM 021003 artifact entry (No. P202323). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202323 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202323 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202323},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202323
LB  - CDLI:P202323
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 021003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202323
ER  - 
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