BPOA 02, 1897 (P340550)
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 109353Period
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. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. gab2-us2 hu-bu7{bu}
4. szu ba-ab-ti
5. giri3 ugula
reverse
1. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
2. kiszib3 sza13-dub-ba-ta
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. gab2-us2 hu-bu7{bu}
4. szu ba-ab-ti
5. giri3 ugula
6. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
7. kiszib3 sza13-dub-ba-ta
reverse
1. [iti] mu-szu-du7
2. mu [si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [gu3-de2-a]
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. gab2-us2 hu-bu7{bu}
4. szu ba-ab-ti
5. giri3 ugula
reverse
1. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
2. kiszib3 sza13-dub-ba-ta
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
3. gab2-us2 hu-bu7{bu}
4. szu ba-ab-ti
5. giri3 ugula
6. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
7. kiszib3 sza13-dub-ba-ta
reverse
1. [iti] mu-szu-du7
2. mu [si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [gu3-de2-a]
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 2, 1897
[Ozaki2006BPOA2] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part Two. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 2. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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- Museum No.: BM 109353
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-07-23 at 13:07:35 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:00:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:59:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:44:21 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:56:09 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (068626) (068626)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109353) (BM.109353)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-256) (W_1914-0406-256)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 003104 (composite) (P455814) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 02, 1897 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P340550.
BPOA 02, 1897 artifact entry (No. P340550). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P340550 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 02, 1897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P340550 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
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