BM 021329 (P202337)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021329

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)

envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-mah
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. nam-mah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ka5-a
4. ma2-lah5-gal

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021329
  • Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0088a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.10.00
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003892 (composite) (P456602) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021329 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202337.
BM 021329 artifact entry (No. P202337). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202337 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021329 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202337 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202337
LB  - CDLI:P202337
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - BM 021329 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202337
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021329 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202337.
BM 021329 artifact entry (No. P202337). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202337 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021329 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202337 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202337
LB  - CDLI:P202337
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - BM 021329 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202337
ER  - 
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