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

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)

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205697

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028459 & BM 028459A
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 028459 & {BM} 028459A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P205697
LB  - CDLI:P205697
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 028459 & BM 028459A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205697
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 028459 & {BM} 028459A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205697},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P205697
LB  - CDLI:P205697
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 028459 & BM 028459A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205697
ER  - 
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