BM 029686 (P203103)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 029686

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Bazi to Mani; seal: Ma-ni sagi dGù-dé-a d. Ur-dLama)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub gir2-nun-ta
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. kiszib3 ma-ni
reverse
1. iti mu-szu-du7
2. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. ma-ni
2. sagi
3. {d}gu3-de2-a
4. dumu ur-{d}lamma

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley from Bazi to Mani; seal: Ma-ni sagi dGù-dé-a d. Ur-dLama)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P203103

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029686
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

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 View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 029686 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203103.
BM 029686 artifact entry (No. P203103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203103 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029686 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203103 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 029686 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203103
LB  - CDLI:P203103
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BM 029686 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203103
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 029686 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203103.
BM 029686 artifact entry (No. P203103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203103 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029686 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203103 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 029686 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203103
LB  - CDLI:P203103
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BM 029686 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203103
ER  - 
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