CDLB 2017/001 5 (P320284)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 023092

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of barley-loan; åe ur5-ra engar nu-bànda; case unopened; seal: Nam-ha-ni (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
 en: 13 gur 4 barig of barley, (measured in) royal (gur).
2. sze ur5-ra engar nu-banda3-<gu4>
 en: Barley loan for the plowmen of the oxen overseer
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-ta
 en: from the warehouse of Ninhursag,
4. ki ba-zi-ta
 en: from Bazi,
5. mu ma-an-szum2-<sze3>
 en: instead of Manšum
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni
 en: under seal of Namḫani,
2. szesz-a-na
 en: his brother;
3. e2 nam-ha-ni
 en: household of Namḫani;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti amar-a-a-si
 en: month: “Amar-ayasi,”
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Kimaš was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. nam-[ha-ni]
 en: Namḫani,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: scribe,
3. [...]
 en: ...

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of barley-loan; åe ur5-ra engar nu-bànda; case unopened; seal: Nam-ha-ni (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 003877 (composite) (P456587) S003877 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.39.00.00 ?, Šū-Suen.02.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320284

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 023092
Accession Number 1897-05-12, 0128

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 043115
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23092
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0512-128-a

References

  • primary: Alivernini CDLB 2017/1, 5

    [Alivernini2017BritishMuseum] Alivernini, Sergio. 2017. “Nine Unpublished Texts in the Collection of the British Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2017.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 023092 (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
2024-06-09 at 08:19:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2017-06-20 at 21:08:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Alivernini, Sergio 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

“CDLB 2017/001 5 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320284.
CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry (No. P320284). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320284 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320284 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2017/001 5 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320284.
CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry (No. P320284). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320284 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320284 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320284},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P320284
LB  - CDLI:P320284
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLB 2017/001 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320284
ER  -
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