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BM 012506 (P315565)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012506

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Text doubtful, personal names and the word utul occur. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Text doubtful, personal names and the word utul occur. (CBT 1))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CBT 1, BM 12506A

[Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

catalogue entry

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 012506
Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0118a

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (063034) (063034)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12506) (BM.12506)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-118-a) (W_1895-1214-118-a)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

P315565 leadP315565 lead

Cite this Artifact

“BM 012506 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315565.

BM 012506 artifact entry (No. P315565). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315565 (Original work published 2006)

BM 012506 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315565 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 012506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315565},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 012506 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 012506 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315565.

BM 012506 artifact entry (No. P315565). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315565 (Original work published 2006)

BM 012506 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315565 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 012506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315565},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P315565
LB  - CDLI:P315565
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - BM 012506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315565
ER  -