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BM 014868 (P316179)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 014868

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for oil and dates received by Lugal-gú-gal in Gú-edin-na for offerings. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

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

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt for oil and dates received by Lugal-gú-gal in Gú-edin-na for offerings. (CBT 1))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CBT 1, BM 14868

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014868
Accession No.: 1896-04-08, 0063

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063618) (063618)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14868) (BM.14868)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0408-63) (W_1896-0408-63)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 014868 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316179.

BM 014868 artifact entry (No. P316179). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316179 (Original work published 2006)

BM 014868 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316179 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 014868 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316179},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 014868 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316179.

BM 014868 artifact entry (No. P316179). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316179 (Original work published 2006)

BM 014868 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316179 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 014868 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316179},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P316179
LB  - CDLI:P316179
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - BM 014868 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316179
ER  -