BM 021841 (P202340)

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 021841

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
1. 9(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal 7(disz) geme2 5(ban2)-<ta>
  blank space
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 4(ban2) 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
3. 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
4. 3(u) 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
reverse
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
  blank space
2. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu
4. iti mu-szu-du7
5. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. geme2-{d}lamma
2. eresz-dingir
3. {d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. ur-{d}da-[mu]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-sa6-[ga]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • 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.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), taf. 5 (seal)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021841
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0507a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-10-23 at 08:25:56 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 005800 (composite) (P458510) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.43.11.00

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021841 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202340.
BM 021841 artifact entry (No. P202340). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202340 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021841 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202340 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 021841 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202340
LB  - CDLI:P202340
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - BM 021841 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202340
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021841 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202340.
BM 021841 artifact entry (No. P202340). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202340 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021841 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202340 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 021841 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202340
LB  - CDLI:P202340
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - BM 021841 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202340
ER  -
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