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, UKMuseum Number
BM 012434Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 000171 (composite) (P430270) | S000171 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P206105 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P206105 |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 012434 |
| Accession Number | 1895-12-14, 0046 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 052069 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.12434 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1895-1214-46 |
primary: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 075 6
history: CBT 1, BM 12434
catalogue entry
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM 012434 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P206105},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206105},
}
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