BM 021326 (P202335)

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 021326

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. la2-ia3 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9 ak
3. mu a-tu ugula-sze3
4. kiszib3 al-la-silim dumu-na
5. nu-banda3 a-hu-a
reverse
1. mu <ha>-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul-ta
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-sze3
seal 1
1. al-la-na-di
2. dumu a-tu-ke4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.00.00 to Amar-Suen.01.00.00

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202335

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 021326
Accession Number 1895-11-12, 0085a

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, 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

“BM 021326 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202335.
BM 021326 artifact entry (No. P202335). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202335 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202335 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202335
LB  - CDLI:P202335
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 021326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202335
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021326 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202335.
BM 021326 artifact entry (No. P202335). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202335 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202335 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202335
LB  - CDLI:P202335
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 021326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202335
ER  - 
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