BM 028055 (P203492)

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 028055

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (1800 ùkush 5 dusu geshtin duru5 10 sìla-ta gìr Ur-mes; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1800 ùkush 5 dusu geshtin duru5 10 sìla-ta gìr Ur-mes; seal dedicated to SHulgi, Ur-dLama shà-tam ir11-zu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 28055

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

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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
CDLI Seals 005719 (composite) (P458429) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 028055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203492.
BM 028055 artifact entry (No. P203492). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203492 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203492 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203492},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 028055 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 028055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203492.
BM 028055 artifact entry (No. P203492). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203492 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203492 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 028055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203492
LB  - CDLI:P203492
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - BM 028055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203492
ER  - 
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