BM 024885 & BM 024885A (P204996)

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 024885 & BM 024885A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 24885; uninscribed seal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(barig) {gesz}haszhur gur lugal gur 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
3. {gesz}kiri6 gibil-ta
4. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-dub-la2-ta
reverse
1. lu2-{d}utu dam-gar3 szu ba-ti
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta
  some text moved to next line
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun-sze3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}utu
2. dam-gar3
  CatBM 3, p. 44: seal uninscribed

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    seal uninscribed

  • Artifact comments:


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024885 & BM 024885A
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.08.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2022-01-16 at 16:27:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-11-22 at 17:04:22 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“BM 024885 & BM 024885A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P204996.
BM 024885 & BM 024885A artifact entry (No. P204996). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204996 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024885 & BM 024885A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204996 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204996},
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