BM 015399 (P205850)

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 015399

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 6(asz) gu2 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze siki ak hi-a
2. 7(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze siki mug
3. 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) sa gu
4. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9 ak
5. ki lu2-us2-gi-na-ta
6. kiszib3 lugal-im-ru-a
reverse
1. su-su-dam
2. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
4. mu na-ru2-a mah ba-du3-ta
5. iti [szu]-numun# u4 2(u) la2 1(disz) ba-zal
6. [mu {d}]i#-bi2-{d}suen lugal-sze3
seal 1
1. lugal-im-ru-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
4. ugula usz-bar

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 015399
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0125

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.04.19
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-20 at 18:37:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-10-21 at 15:16:58 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
CDLI Seals 014367 (composite) (P525928) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 015399 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205850.
BM 015399 artifact entry (No. P205850). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205850 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205850 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205850},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205850
LB  - CDLI:P205850
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - BM 015399 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205850
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 015399 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205850.
BM 015399 artifact entry (No. P205850). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205850 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205850 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205850},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205850
LB  - CDLI:P205850
M1  - 2025/11/19/
TI  - BM 015399 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205850
ER  -
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