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CTPSM 1, 023 (P499298)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1371

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

52.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
blank space
seal impression, erased
3. sze-numun a-sza3 im-bi-a-<ba>-sze3
4. ki ur-tur-ta
5. kiszib3 ab-ba-mu
6. ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu ba-a
reverse
1. i3-dub a-sza3 gesz-epir-gesz-e-gar-ra-ta
blank space
seal impression
2. giri3 NI-kal-la
3. mu si-mu-ur4-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-[hul]
seal 1
1. ab-ba-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu he2-ti

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)

Collections

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 43.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CTPSM 1, 23

[Perlov2014CTPSM1] Perlov, Boris I., and Yuri Savelyev. 2014. Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Volume 1: Administrative Texts from Tello from the Ur III Period. Moscow: Paleograph-Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: GMII 1371
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-12-17 at 16:03:45	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2017-05-19 at 22:01:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-18 at 16:00:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-14 at 02:45:02	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-11 at 03:48:55	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (195009) (195009)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003213 (composite) (P455923)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CTPSM 1, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499298.

CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry (No. P499298). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499298

CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499298 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499298},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CTPSM 1, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499298.

CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry (No. P499298). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499298

CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499298 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499298},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/4/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499298
LB  - CDLI:P499298
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499298
ER  -