BM 019958 (P204601)

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 019958

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
  blank space
1. 4(u) 4(disz)#? {uruda}ha-zi dub2-ba
2. la2-ia3 su-ga lugal-ti-ra-asz2-sze3
3. kiszib3 lugal-im-ru-a
reverse
1. giri3 sa6-sa6-ga
  blank space
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-im-ru-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. nu-banda3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P204601

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 019958
Accession Number 1895-10-16, 0241a

External resources

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-22 at 13:17:36 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 019958 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P204601.
BM 019958 artifact entry (No. P204601). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204601 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019958 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204601 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 019958 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P204601
LB  - CDLI:P204601
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 019958 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204601
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 019958 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P204601.
BM 019958 artifact entry (No. P204601). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204601 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019958 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204601 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 019958 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P204601
LB  - CDLI:P204601
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 019958 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204601
ER  - 
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