BM 016427 (P204990)
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 016427Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz){sza} ku3-babbar
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. ki lugal-dalla-ta
4. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu i3-kal-<la>-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
blank space
1'. ki lugal-dalla#-[ta]
2'. kiszib3 ur-{d}[ig-alim] dumu <i3>-[kal]-la
reverse
blank space
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-[alim]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu i3-kal-la
obverse
1. 1/3(disz){sza} ku3-babbar
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. ki lugal-dalla-ta
4. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu i3-kal-<la>-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
blank space
1'. ki lugal-dalla#-[ta]
2'. kiszib3 ur-{d}[ig-alim] dumu <i3>-[kal]-la
reverse
blank space
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-[alim]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu i3-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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 016427
- Accession No.: 1896-06-13, 0055
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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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| 2021-10-22 at 09:05:12 | 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 (039523) (039523)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.16427) (BM.16427)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0613-55) (W_1896-0613-55)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 004920 (composite) (P457630) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 016427 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204990.
BM 016427 artifact entry (No. P204990). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204990 (Original work published 2002)
BM 016427 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204990 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
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