BM 027930 (P208257)
Administrative tablet 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 027930Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Messenger tablet)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Messenger tablet)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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- Museum No.: BM 027930
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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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 |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (055594) (055594)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27930) (BM.27930)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0711-195) (W_1898-0711-195)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027930 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208257.
BM 027930 artifact entry (No. P208257). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208257 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027930 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208257 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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