BM 024887 (P203023)

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 024887

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, shà-gal amar-ku5-eden-na-shè, from Lugal-ezem to Ur-SHulpae; seal: Ur-dSHul-pa-è d. Du-du-pu-um.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ur-ki-gar-du10-ta
3. sza3-gal amar-ku5 eden-na-sze3
4. ki lugal-ezem-ta
5. mu ma-ni-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu a-ra2 9(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dumu du-du-pu-um

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, shà-gal amar-ku5-eden-na-shè, from Lugal-ezem to Ur-SHulpae; seal: Ur-dSHul-pa-è d. Du-du-pu-um.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024887
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024887 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203023.
BM 024887 artifact entry (No. P203023). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203023 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024887 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203023 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024887 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203023},
}

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