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

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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)

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

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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: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    Fischer, ZA 082, 081, no. 20

  • Artifact comments:


  • 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 H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021121
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-18, 0111

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.08.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-22 at 13:55:58 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand 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 000413 (composite) (P430509) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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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: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2023ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	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},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry
UR  - 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: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2023ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	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  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - ZA 082, 081 no.20, Fig. 1a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202330
ER  - 
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