BM 024807 & BM 024807A (P203415)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 024807 & BM 024807APeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Statement: 32 gurush present; seal: Nì-ga-a-ni d. Du-mu nu-gishkiri6.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz 1(barig)
2. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig)
3. 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)
4. 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
5. 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
6. gub-ba
reverse
1. ugula giri3-ni
2. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz)
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2-gur11-a-ni
2. dumu du-mu
3. nu-{gesz}kiri6
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz 1(barig)
2. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig)
3. 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)
4. 3(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
5. 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
6. gub-ba
reverse
1. ugula giri3-ni
2. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz)
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2-gur11-a-ni
2. dumu du-mu
3. nu-{gesz}kiri6
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Statement: 32 gurush present; seal: Nì-ga-a-ni d. Du-mu nu-gishkiri6.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024807 & BM 024807A
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-07-23 at 15:10:43 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053254) (053254)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24807) (BM.24807)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-1189-a) (W_1898-0215-1189-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 014415 (composite) (P526042) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024807 & BM 024807A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203415.
BM 024807 & BM 024807A artifact entry (No. P203415). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203415 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024807 & BM 024807A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203415 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
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