BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 (P207853)

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 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Messenger tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

CatBM 3 p. 238CatBM 3 p. 238

Cite this Artifact

“BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207853.
BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry (No. P207853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207853 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207853 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 029916 + {BM} 029916A + {BM} 029962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207853},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207853
LB  - CDLI:P207853
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207853
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207853.
BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry (No. P207853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207853 (Original work published 2002)
BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207853 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 029916 + {BM} 029916A + {BM} 029962 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207853},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207853
LB  - CDLI:P207853
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - BM 029916 + BM 029916A + BM 029962 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207853
ER  - 
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