CM 26, 079 (P204710)

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 024851a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour loaden on boats for Nippur, zì bala-a; seal: Lú-dNa-rú-a ds d. Ur-sha6-ga.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) zi3 gur lugal
2. ma2 ur-e2-an-na x [...]
3. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ma2 szesz-kal-la-ta
4. 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ma2 lu2-x-x-ne-ta
  1 line blank
5. zi3 nigin6{ki}
6. ki sanga {d}nansze-ta
7. zi3 bala-a nibru{ki}
  1 line blank
8. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-sa6-ga
9. iti GAN2-masz
10. mu us2-sa {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Flour loaden on boats for Nippur, zì bala-a; seal: Lú-dNa-rú-a ds d. Ur-sha6-ga.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: CM 26, 79

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 024851a
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:34:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

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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 Artifacts

“CM 26, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204710.
CM 26, 079 artifact entry (No. P204710). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204710 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204710 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204710},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204710
LB  - CDLI:P204710
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - CM 26, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204710
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204710.
CM 26, 079 artifact entry (No. P204710). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204710 (Original work published 2002)
CM 26, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204710 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CM 26, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204710},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204710
LB  - CDLI:P204710
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - CM 26, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204710
ER  - 
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