CM 26, 087 (P203410)

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 021229a

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 8(gesz2) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub e2-duru5-ab-ba-kal-la
3. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}-sze3
  1 line blank
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu ur-ba-gara2
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  1 line blank
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-gi-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-giri3

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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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  • primary: CM 26, 87

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • citation: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 075 n. 41

    [Fischer1992ZA82] Fischer, Claudia. 1992. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Neusumerischen Tontafeln Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchungen Zu Den Tierkampfszenen.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 60–91.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021229a
  • Accession No.: 1895-11-11, 0004

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002883 (composite) (P455593) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203410.
CM 26, 087 artifact entry (No. P203410). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203410 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203410 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203410},
}


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