BM 013246 (P206110)

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 013246

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)

tablet
obverse
  (not in Madrid site)
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu la-ni
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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:

    Fischer, ZA 082, 080 no. 19

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • citation: CBT 1, BM 13246

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

  • citation: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 080 19

    [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.

  • citation: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 99 n. 5

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013246
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0337

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 20:35:30 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 002382 (composite) (P455092) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 013246 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206110.
BM 013246 artifact entry (No. P206110). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206110 (Original work published 2002)
BM 013246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206110 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 013246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206110},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206110},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P206110
LB  - CDLI:P206110
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - BM 013246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206110
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 013246 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206110.
BM 013246 artifact entry (No. P206110). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206110 (Original work published 2002)
BM 013246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206110 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {BM 013246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206110},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206110},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P206110
LB  - CDLI:P206110
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - BM 013246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206110
ER  - 
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