BM 016001a (P524998)

Administrative envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016001a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n]+3(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2# x x
2. [x]-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
blank space
3. [x]-x-bi [n] sila3
4. geme2#-usz-bar a ru-a
5. szu# ba-ab-ti
reverse
broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P524998
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P524998

Physical information

fragment of envelope only

Artifact type	Envelope fragment of envelope only
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 016001a
Accession Number	1896-06-12, 0221a

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0612-221-a

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-10-17 at 11:32:24	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2021-10-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016001a Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524998.

BM 016001a artifact entry (No. P524998). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524998 (Original work published 2021)

BM 016001a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524998 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 016001a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524998},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 016001a artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016001a Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524998.

BM 016001a artifact entry (No. P524998). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524998 (Original work published 2021)

BM 016001a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524998 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 016001a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524998},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524998
LB  - CDLI:P524998
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 016001a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524998
ER  -