SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 (P320170)

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 022950

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt (åu-ba-ti) of barley from Ur-∂Nanåe; åe ur5-ra érin-na (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3-dub a-sza3-mah-ta
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
5. kiszib3 al-la dumu ku5-da
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. al-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku5-da
4. nu-banda3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt (åu-ba-ti) of barley from Ur-∂Nanåe; åe ur5-ra érin-na (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005439 (composite) (P458149) S005439 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320170

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm
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 022950
Accession Number 1897-05-11, 0096

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 042993
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.22950
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0511-96

References

  • primary: SEL 34-36 (pp. 269-285), 265 no. 04

    [Notizia2017-19SEL34/36] Notizia, Palmiro. 2017-19. “I Prestiti Še Ur5-Ra Di Periodo Neo-Sumerico Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš. Gli Anni Šulgi 12-39 e Nuove Fonti Documentarie.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 34–36: 269–85.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 022950 (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 Action
2024-09-22 at 16:05:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-02 at 16:13:07 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand 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
2021-07-05 at 18:36:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320170.
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (No. P320170). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Original work published 2006)
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320170.
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (No. P320170). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Original work published 2006)
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
}


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