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 024856Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Silver to buy tin (kù sù-gan) from Mansum to []; [seal?].)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (Silver to buy tin (kù sù-gan) from Mansum to []; [seal?].) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.43.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P202962 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P202962 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 024856 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 053301 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.24856 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1898-0215-1238-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 2026-10-12]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {BM 024856 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P202962},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202962},
}
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