BM 024803 (P204677)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 024803Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Donkeys transfered from Ir3-ri-ib to the sukkal-mah; seal: Gù-dé-a ds d.La-ni sha13-dub-ba-ka.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(disz) dur3
2. du11-ga-zi-da i3-dab5
3. 2(disz) ansze
4. 3(u) la2 2(disz) dur3
5. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. u3 lu2-iri-sag i3-dab5
2. apin {d}nin-mar{ki} ba-an-si
3. ugula sukkal-mah
4. ki ir3-ri-ib-ta
5. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
6. u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en-mah-<gal>-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu la-ni
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
obverse
1. 3(disz) dur3
2. du11-ga-zi-da i3-dab5
3. 2(disz) ansze
4. 3(u) la2 2(disz) dur3
5. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. u3 lu2-iri-sag i3-dab5
2. apin {d}nin-mar{ki} ba-an-si
3. ugula sukkal-mah
4. ki ir3-ri-ib-ta
5. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
6. u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en-mah-<gal>-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu la-ni
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Donkeys transfered from Ir3-ri-ib to the sukkal-mah; seal: Gù-dé-a ds d.La-ni sha13-dub-ba-ka.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024803
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.03.28
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053251) (053251)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24803) (BM.24803)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-1185-a) (W_1898-0215-1185-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 002382 (composite) (P455092) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 024803 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204677.
BM 024803 artifact entry (No. P204677). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204677 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024803 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204677 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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