BM 015590 (P206258)
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 015590Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) udu gab2-KU-KU
2. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
3. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
4. mu lugal-ezem-sze3
reverse
blank space
1. mu us2-sa-a mu us2-sa#-bi#
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dumu ur-{d}nansze
obverse
1. 1(u) udu gab2-KU-KU
2. mu-kux(DU)
blank space
3. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
4. mu lugal-ezem-sze3
reverse
blank space
1. mu us2-sa-a mu us2-sa#-bi#
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dumu ur-{d}nansze
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 015590
- Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0317
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-07-20 at 18:39:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-21 at 15:16:57 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (039044) (039044)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15590) (BM.15590)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-317) (W_1896-0410-317)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 014493 (composite) (P527100) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 015590 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206258.
BM 015590 artifact entry (No. P206258). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206258 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015590 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206258 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
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