BM 027484a (P204854)

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 027484a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for sheep from Ur-ba-gár to Lú-me-lám; seal: Lú-me-lám ds d. Lú-kal-la)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal udu-sze3
3. ki ur-ba-gara2-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
reverse
1. giri3 i-ta-e3-a
2. iti GAN2-masz
3. mu us2-sa en-unu6-gal-{d}inanna ba-a-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-me-lam2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-kal-la

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for sheep from Ur-ba-gár to Lú-me-lám; seal: Lú-me-lám ds d. Lú-kal-la)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 027484a
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.01.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact 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 002968 (composite) (P455678) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027484a Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204854.
BM 027484a artifact entry (No. P204854). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204854 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027484a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204854 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204854},
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