BM 023918 & BM 023918A (P203970)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Case of 23918; seal: Ur-dSHul-pa-è d. Lugal-DU)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.48.09.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 014412 (composite) (P526039)	S014412	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P203970
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P203970

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
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 023918 & BM 023918A
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	052412
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.23918
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0215-300-a

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-23 at 15:01:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-31 at 13:31:40	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023918 & BM 023918A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203970.

BM 023918 & BM 023918A artifact entry (No. P203970). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203970 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023918 & BM 023918A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203970 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 023918 & BM 023918A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203970.

BM 023918 & BM 023918A artifact entry (No. P203970). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203970 (Original work published 2002)

BM 023918 & BM 023918A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203970 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	month = {mar 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203970},
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