BM 027481 (P205566)
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 027481Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Wool from Lú-kiri4-zal to Lú-inim-nì-sha6-ga; seal: Lú-inim-nì-sha6-ga ds d. Ur-dNanshe)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) gu2 siki du
2. ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-inim-gar-sa6-ga
reverse
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal na-ru2-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-inim-gar-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze
obverse
1. 2(u) gu2 siki du
2. ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-inim-gar-sa6-ga
reverse
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal na-ru2-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-inim-gar-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Wool from Lú-kiri4-zal to Lú-inim-nì-sha6-ga; seal: Lú-inim-nì-sha6-ga ds d. Ur-dNanshe)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 027481
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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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 metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 | 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 (055205) (055205)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27481) (BM.27481)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-269-a) (W_1898-0709-269-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 027481 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205566.
BM 027481 artifact entry (No. P205566). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205566 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027481 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205566 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).
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