CTPSM 1, 142 (P499403)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1372

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

54.0 mm × 47.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-sze3
3. i3-dub a-sza3 esz2-dam-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki lu2-iri-sag-ta
5. mu ku-gu-za-na lu2 lunga-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 inim-ku3-ga-ni szesz-a-na ib2-ra ziz2 ab-ba-mu szabra
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. inim-ku3-ga-ni
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499403

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 47.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Museum Number GMII 1372
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195128

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 142

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-02 at 08:50:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-28 at 03:39:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-28 at 03:38:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 142 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499403.
CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry (No. P499403). (2016, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499403
CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499403 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/27/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499403
LB  - CDLI:P499403
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499403
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 142 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499403.
CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry (No. P499403). (2016, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499403
CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499403 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/27/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499403
LB  - CDLI:P499403
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499403
ER  - 
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