ROM 925.062.009 (P417348)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 925.062.009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 7(disz) u8 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2 5(disz) sila4
  blank space
  seal impression
2. sa2-du11 {d}dumu-zi
3. ki gu3-de2-a dumu ug3-IL2-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 kuruszda {d}dumu-zi
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu en-mah-gal [{d}]nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
2. dumu ur-sa6-ga kuruszda

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ROM 925.062.009
  • Accession No.: D0007

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-07-29 at 17:07:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-07-21 at 12:29:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003108 (composite) (P455818) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20150721 englund: entered to P123186 obv. iii 20 - rev. i 2

Cite this Artifact
“ROM 925.062.009 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 12, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P417348.
ROM 925.062.009 artifact entry (No. P417348). (2011, May 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417348
ROM 925.062.009 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417348 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417348},
}


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