ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a (P202330)

Administrative bulla 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 021121

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) u8 2(u) udu-nita2 szu-gid2
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. sa2-du11 {d}nansze-sze3
4. kiszib3 du10-ga-mu dumu ab-ba-kal-la
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
2. mu na-ru2-a mah ba-a-dim2
seal 1
1. du10-ga-mu
2. dumu ab-ba-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 081, no. 20

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000413 (composite) (P430509) S000413 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202330

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 021121
Accession Number 1895-10-18, 0111

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 041830
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.21121
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1018-111

References

  • primary: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 081 no.20, Fig. 1a

    [Fischer1992ZA82] Fischer, Claudia. 1992. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Neusumerischen Tontafeln Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchungen Zu Den Tierkampfszenen.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 60–91.

  • history: CBT 2, ,

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 13:55:58 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand 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, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 082, 081 No.20, Fig. 1a Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202330.
ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry (No. P202330). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202330 (Original work published 2002)
ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202330 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ZA 082, 081 no.20, {Fig}. 1a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202330},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ZA 082, 081 No.20, Fig. 1a Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202330.
ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry (No. P202330). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202330 (Original work published 2002)
ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202330 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ZA 082, 081 no.20, {Fig}. 1a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202330
LB  - CDLI:P202330
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202330
ER  -
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