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CM 26, 080 (P203986)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021852a

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

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2) gur lugal
1 line blank
2. ma2-a si-ga
3. uri5{ki}-sze3
4. i3-dub {d}nin-mar#?{ki}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szu-an-na dumu nig2-sa6-ga
1 line blank
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[...]
2. dumu [...]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CM 26, 80

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021852a
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0518a

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:27:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:34:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (042404) (042404)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-518-a) (W_1896-0330-518-a)

Seals

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203986.

CM 26, 080 artifact entry (No. P203986). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203986 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203986 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203986},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203986.

CM 26, 080 artifact entry (No. P203986). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203986 (Original work published 2002)

CM 26, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203986 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203986},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203986
LB  - CDLI:P203986
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - CM 26, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203986
ER  -