BM 024808 (P203178)

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 024808

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Ur-Enlilla to Mani the ka-gur7; seal: Ma-ni sagi dGù-dé-a d. Ur-dLama.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
3. kiszib3 ma-ni ka-guru7
4. giri3 lugal-ezem dumu da-da
reverse
1. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} 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 Ur-Enlilla to Mani the ka-gur7; 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/P203178

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 024808
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 13:34:09 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 024808 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203178.
BM 024808 artifact entry (No. P203178). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203178 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024808 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203178 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024808 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203178},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203178
LB  - CDLI:P203178
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 024808 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203178
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024808 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203178.
BM 024808 artifact entry (No. P203178). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203178 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024808 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203178 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024808 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203178},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203178
LB  - CDLI:P203178
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 024808 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203178
ER  - 
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