BM 024818 (P203416)

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 024818

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Transfer of 3 persons from Si-dù to Ku5-da mhaldim; seal: Ku5-da muhaldim d. Ur-dIshtaran.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2 dumu hu-ru
2. 1(disz) ur-ga2-nun
3. 1(disz) lugal-gu2-ur4
4. ki si-du3-ta
5. kiszib3 ku5-da-mu
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. u4 6(disz)-am3 ba-ta-zal
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ku5-da-mu
2. dumu ur-{d}isztaran

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Transfer of 3 persons from Si-dù to Ku5-da mhaldim; seal: Ku5-da muhaldim d. Ur-dIshtaran.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024818
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
BM 054842 (P579034) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024818 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203416.
BM 024818 artifact entry (No. P203416). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203416 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024818 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203416 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024818 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203416},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203416
LB  - CDLI:P203416
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - BM 024818 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203416
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024818 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203416.
BM 024818 artifact entry (No. P203416). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203416 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024818 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203416 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024818 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203416},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203416
LB  - CDLI:P203416
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - BM 024818 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203416
ER  - 
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