BPOA 01, 0055 (P317747)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley delivery (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) sze lugal
2. sze ansze gu7 zi-gum2
3. hu-rim3{ki}
4. 3(barig) sze lugal
5. sze ansze gu7
reverse
1. a2-gul{ki}-ta
2. iti amar-a-a-si

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley delivery (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P317747

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 018001
Accession Number 1894-10-15, 0261

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 55

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, 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 2, BM 018001 (Cat.)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-12-17 at 17:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0055 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317747.
BPOA 01, 0055 artifact entry (No. P317747). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317747 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317747 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317747},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0055 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317747.
BPOA 01, 0055 artifact entry (No. P317747). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317747 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317747 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317747},
}

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