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
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021889Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Case unopened; mostly illegible; seal: dedicated to Íulgi, Ur-∂Lamma di-ku5 ir11-zu (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (Case unopened; mostly illegible; seal: dedicated to Íulgi, Ur-∂Lamma di-ku5 ir11-zu (CBT 2)) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šulgi.--.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 005078 (composite) (P478011) | S005078 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) | Šulgi.47.02.00, Amar-Suen.01.05.00 |
| CDLI number | P319668 |
|---|---|
| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P319668 |
unopened envelope
| Artifact type |
Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 021889 |
| Accession Number | 1896-03-30, 0555a |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 042439 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.21889 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1896-0330-555-a |
primary: QNAR 1, BM 21889
(seal)
history: CBT 2, BM 021889 (catalogue)
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 28},
title = {BM 021889 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P319668},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319668},
}
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