BM 029923 (P203695)

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 029923

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she nì-gál-la ki Na-ba-sha6 sa12-du5-ka; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ba-zi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
3. ki na-ba-sa6 sa12-du5-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley, she nì-gál-la ki Na-ba-sha6 sa12-du5-ka; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ba-zi)
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/P203695

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 029923
Accession Number

References

  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

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 13:36:15 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 029923 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203695.
BM 029923 artifact entry (No. P203695). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203695 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029923 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203695 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 029923 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203695},
}

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TI  - BM 029923 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 029923 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203695.
BM 029923 artifact entry (No. P203695). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203695 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029923 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203695 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 029923 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203695},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203695
LB  - CDLI:P203695
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 029923 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203695
ER  - 
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