BM 012777 (P315639)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012777

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of 4 gur of barley issued for ploughing. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • history: CBT 1, BM 12777A

    [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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012777
  • Accession No.: 1895-12-14, 0389

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P315639 leadP315639 lead

Cite this Artifact
“BM 012777 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315639.
BM 012777 artifact entry (No. P315639). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315639 (Original work published 2006)
BM 012777 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315639 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315639},
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