SM 1899.02.230 (P405993)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.230

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: silver, e2.gal.la ba.an.ku4)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: silver, e2.gal.la ba.an.ku4)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.00.00 ? added from SM catalogue, probably months/days missing in many
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P405993
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P405993

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1899.02.230
Accession Number	01608 (SM catalogue: 0561)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	187878

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1899.02.230 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405993.

SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry (No. P405993). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405993

SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405993 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405993},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1899.02.230 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405993.

SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry (No. P405993). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405993

SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405993 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405993},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405993
LB  - CDLI:P405993
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - SM 1899.02.230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405993
ER  -