BM 028063 & BM 028063A (P204721)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028063 & BM 028063A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Donkeys from Hubani, the kush7 to Urnigar;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Donkeys from Hubani, the kush7 to Urnigar;)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.04.03.28
Accounting Period

Seals

seal: Gù-dé-a ds d. La-na sha13-dub-ba-ka

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002382 (composite) (P455092)	S002382	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P204721 P204722 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P204721

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & 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 028063 & BM 028063A
Accession Number	1898-10-10, 0070

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	055717
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.28063
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-1010-70

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 028063 & BM 028063A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204721.

BM 028063 & BM 028063A artifact entry (No. P204721). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204721 (Original work published 2002)

BM 028063 & BM 028063A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204721 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204721},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 028063 & BM 028063A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204721.

BM 028063 & BM 028063A artifact entry (No. P204721). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204721 (Original work published 2002)

BM 028063 & BM 028063A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204721 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {BM 028063 & {BM} 028063A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204721},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204721
LB  - CDLI:P204721
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 028063 & BM 028063A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204721
ER  -