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, UKMuseum Number
BM 024827Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Wool to buy oxen, from Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sha6-ga dam-gàr.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (Wool to buy oxen, from Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sha6-ga dam-gàr.) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.42.06.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 004642 (composite) (P457352) | S004642 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P202890 |
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P202890 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 024827 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 053272 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.24827 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1898-0215-1209-a |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 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 |
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@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {BM 024827 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P202890},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202890},
}
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