BM 024909 (P204222)

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 024909

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for shà-gu4 from the sanga of Ninmarki to Lu-Baba; seal Lú-dBa-ba6 d. A-tu gu-za-lá.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 5(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 4(ban2) sze lugal
2. i3-dub he-gal2-ta
3. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu a-tu
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu a-tu
3. gu-za-la2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley for shà-gu4 from the sanga of Ninmarki to Lu-Baba; seal Lú-dBa-ba6 d. A-tu gu-za-lá.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P204222

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 024909
Accession Number

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 13:34:09 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 024909 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204222.
BM 024909 artifact entry (No. P204222). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204222 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024909 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204222 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204222},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204222
LB  - CDLI:P204222
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BM 024909 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204222
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 024909 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204222.
BM 024909 artifact entry (No. P204222). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204222 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024909 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204222 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204222},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204222
LB  - CDLI:P204222
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BM 024909 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204222
ER  - 
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