BM 012434 (P206105)

Administrative tablet 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 012434

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  (not given)
reverse
  (not given)
seal 1
1. id-ni-li2
2. dumu dingir-u2-pi2
3. dam-gar3

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    Fischer, ZA 08, 075 no. 6

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 075 6

    [Fischer1992ZA82] Fischer, Claudia. 1992. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Neusumerischen Tontafeln Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchungen Zu Den Tierkampfszenen.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 60–91.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12434

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012434
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0046

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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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
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 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
2016-06-28 at 12:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-28 at 12:38:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:27:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:35:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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 000171 (composite) (P430270) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 012434 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206105.
BM 012434 artifact entry (No. P206105). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206105 (Original work published 2002)
BM 012434 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206105 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206105},
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