BM 018221 (P317907)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Hide of sheep transferred from Lu-Igimaåe to Ur-Lamma; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Lamma dumu Kal-la aågab (CBT 2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.06.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005021 (composite) (P457731)	S005021	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P317907
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P317907

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 018221
Accession Number	1894-10-17, 0009a

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	039815
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.18221
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1894-1017-9-a

References

history: CBT 2, BM 018221 (catalogue)

[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich 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
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 018221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317907.

BM 018221 artifact entry (No. P317907). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317907 (Original work published 2006)

BM 018221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317907 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317907.

BM 018221 artifact entry (No. P317907). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317907 (Original work published 2006)

BM 018221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317907 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317907},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BM 018221 artifact entry
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