BPOA 01, 0021 (P316066)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014654

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for 13 1/2 gur of barley, the rations for 15 calves at 9/10 gur each. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) amar e2-tur3 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. nu-banda3-gu4?
  edition has 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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt for 13 1/2 gur of barley, the rations for 15 calves at 9/10 gur each. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: BPOA 1, 21

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Tohru, Ozaki, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14654+A

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry


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  • Museum No.: BM 014654
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-07, 0043

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-07-06 at 12:27:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004934 (composite) (P457644) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P316066.
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (No. P316066). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P316066 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P316066 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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