BM 021856 (P204507)

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 021856

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

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


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  • Museum No.: BM 021856
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0522a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.01.00
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003128 (composite) (P455838) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021856 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204507.
BM 021856 artifact entry (No. P204507). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204507 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021856 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204507 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021856 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204507
LB  - CDLI:P204507
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - BM 021856 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204507
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021856 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204507.
BM 021856 artifact entry (No. P204507). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204507 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021856 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204507 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 021856 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204507
LB  - CDLI:P204507
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - BM 021856 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204507
ER  - 
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