CM 26, 116 (P320482)

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 023222

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of flour (zì-gu) from Aridubuq; åà bala-a; kiåib Lú-∂En-[...]; seal: ∂Íára-mu-túm dubsar dumu Ur-kù (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
2. a-hu?-um?-bu-uk-su?
3. u3 geme2-dumu-ni
4. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-sze3
reverse
1. ki lu2-du10-ga
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}EN#-[x]
3. sza3 bala-a
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ku3?-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of flour (zì-gu) from Aridubuq; åà bala-a; kiåib Lú-∂En-[...]; seal: ∂Íára-mu-túm dubsar dumu Ur-kù (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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 023222
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0120

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 043135
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23222
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-120

References

  • primary: CM 26, 116

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 023222 (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
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
2011-07-22 at 14:51:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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

“CM 26, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320482.
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (No. P320482). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P320482
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CM 26, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320482
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320482.
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (No. P320482). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320482
LB  - CDLI:P320482
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CM 26, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320482
ER  -
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