CTPSM 1, 071 (P500261)

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 1364

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 × 44.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal kiszib3 asz-a
  blank space
2. ki lu2-gu-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra na-mah mu-na-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-ba-sa6

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005160 (composite) (P457870) S005160 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500261

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 44.0 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 1364
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195057

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 71

    [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
2017-04-02 at 21:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-13 at 02:09:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 071 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500261.
CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry (No. P500261). (2017, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500261
CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500261 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/6/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500261
LB  - CDLI:P500261
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500261
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 071 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500261.
CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry (No. P500261). (2017, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500261
CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500261 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2017CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/6/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500261
LB  - CDLI:P500261
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500261
ER  -
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