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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 028459 & BM 028459APeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Garments; túg-ba sa-bu-umki-shè from Lú-ush-gi-na to SHul-gi-ì-lí; seal, illegible)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-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
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- 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)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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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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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | 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 (056062) (056062)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.28459) (BM.28459)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1012-50-a) (W_1898-1012-50-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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CDLI Notes:
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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: September 4, 2025).
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