BM 019516 (P205137)
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 019516Period
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)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba sze ur5-ra a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2 u3 a-sza3 igi iri
blank space
3. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} szabra
blank space
2. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-ha-ni
obverse
1. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba sze ur5-ra a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2 u3 a-sza3 igi iri
blank space
3. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} szabra
blank space
2. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-ha-ni
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 019516
- Accession No.: 1895-10-14, 0164a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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 12:36:48 | 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 (040991) (040991)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19516) (BM.19516)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1014-164-a) (W_1895-1014-164-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 005225 (composite) (P457935) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019516 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205137.
BM 019516 artifact entry (No. P205137). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205137 (Original work published 2002)
BM 019516 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205137 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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