ETB 2, 18 (P212525)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131752

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. hur#-sag
2'. KA#-sag
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212525

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131752
Accession Number 1954-05-10, 0063

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131752
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1954-0510-63

References

  • primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 18

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 200 no. c6

    [Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 78

    [Loretz1969AOAT3] Loretz, Oswald. 1969. Texte Aus Chagar Bazar Und Tell Brak. Vol. 3/1. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:07:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 18:03:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:57:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-21 at 21:52:35 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-21 at 21:52:22 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:13 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 18 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212525.
ETB 2, 18 artifact entry (No. P212525). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212525 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212525 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212525},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 18 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212525.
ETB 2, 18 artifact entry (No. P212525). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212525 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212525 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024ETB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212525},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212525
LB  - CDLI:P212525
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - ETB 2, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212525
ER  -
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