BM 028459 & BM 028459A (P205697)

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 028459 & BM 028459A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Garments; túg-ba sa-bu-umki-shè from Lú-ush-gi-na to SHul-gi-ì-lí; seal, illegible)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [n]+4(u) tug2 guz-za du
2. tug2-ba sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3
3. ki lu2-us2-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti sze-il2-la
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8 mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal [kal-ga]
3. lugal [uri5{ki}-ma]
4. lugal [an ub da limmu2-ba]
column 2
  illegible

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Garments; túg-ba sa-bu-umki-shè from Lú-ush-gi-na to SHul-gi-ì-lí; seal, illegible)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 028459 & BM 028459A
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • 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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 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 028459 & BM 028459A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P205697.
BM 028459 & BM 028459A artifact entry (No. P205697). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205697 (Original work published 2002)
BM 028459 & BM 028459A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205697 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 028459 & {BM} 028459A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
}

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