BM 023071 (P203106)

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 023071

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. sza3-gal erin2 bala tusz-a-ka-sze3
3. a-sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
4. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-mah
2. iti amar-a-a-si
  blank space
3. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-<kam>-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. nam-mah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}x#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203106

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023071
Accession Number 1897-05-12, 0107

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-10-23 at 12:48:39 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023071 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203106.
BM 023071 artifact entry (No. P203106). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203106 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203106 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 023071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203106},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203106
LB  - CDLI:P203106
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 023071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203106
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023071 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203106.
BM 023071 artifact entry (No. P203106). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203106 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203106 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 023071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203106},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203106
LB  - CDLI:P203106
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 023071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203106
ER  - 
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