BM 029797 (P205243)
Administrative tablet 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 029797Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Flour from Ur-dIg-alim to Lú-gi-na, to be returned; seal: Lú-gi-na d. Kab-ush)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) dabin
2. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
reverse
1. su-su-dam
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-gi-na
2. dumu gab2-us2
obverse
1. 2(ban2) dabin
2. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
reverse
1. su-su-dam
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-gi-na
2. dumu gab2-us2
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
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Flour from Ur-dIg-alim to Lú-gi-na, to be returned; seal: Lú-gi-na d. Kab-ush)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 029797
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.10.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (056626) (056626)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.29797) (BM.29797)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-1115-183) (W_1898-1115-183)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 005865 (composite) (P458575) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 029797 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205243.
BM 029797 artifact entry (No. P205243). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205243 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029797 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205243 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).
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