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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021003Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
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
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
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:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
Fischer, ZA 082, 080 no. 17
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021003
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 1043a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | 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 (041776) (041776)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (Sp-II.1003) (Sp-II.1003)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21003) (BM.21003)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-1043-a) (W_1895-1017-1043-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 004928 (composite) (P457638) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“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: August 14, 2025).
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