BPOA 01, 0013 (P315660)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 012898

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for 12 gur of bitumen. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) esir2 E2-A dug gur-TUL2-sze3
  GUR DUG TUL2
2. e2-gal-sze3
3. e2 ur-dun-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-gu-a
2. iti munu4-gu7
3. mu en [{d}inanna] masz-[e i3-pa3]
seal 1
1. gu-gu-a [...]
2. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for 12 gur of bitumen. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315660

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012898
Accession Number 1896-03-26, 0090

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052086
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0326-90

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 13

    [Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12898

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

    catalogue entry

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-06-13 at 11:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315660.
BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry (No. P315660). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315660 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315660 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315660},
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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315660.
BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry (No. P315660). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315660 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315660 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315660},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P315660
LB  - CDLI:P315660
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BPOA 01, 0013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315660
ER  -
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