BM 018699 (P318281)

Administrative tag 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 018699

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba nì-ka9-ak [] si-ì-tum mu Ur-bí-lum˚ ba-hul; Shulgi 45/Amar-Suen 2 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: accounts
3. x si-i3-tum
 en: ... deficits,
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Urbilum was destroyed .”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba nì-ka9-ak [] si-ì-tum mu Ur-bí-lum˚ ba-hul; Shulgi 45/Amar-Suen 2 (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P318281

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 018699
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0357

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018699 (catalogue)

    [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
2016-12-12 at 08:43:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:38 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018699 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318281.
BM 018699 artifact entry (No. P318281). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318281 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018699 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318281 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018699 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318281},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 018699 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018699 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318281.
BM 018699 artifact entry (No. P318281). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318281 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018699 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318281 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018699 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318281},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P318281
LB  - CDLI:P318281
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 018699 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318281
ER  - 
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