BM 013449 (P315793)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013449

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread, and oil (in á-gam containers) for various messengers. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread, and oil (in á-gam containers) for various messengers. (CBT 1))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.08.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P315793
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315793

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 013449
Accession Number	1896-03-28, 0540

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	063256
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0328-540

References

history: CBT 1, BM 13449

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 013449 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315793.

BM 013449 artifact entry (No. P315793). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315793 (Original work published 2006)

BM 013449 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315793 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 013449 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315793.

BM 013449 artifact entry (No. P315793). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315793 (Original work published 2006)

BM 013449 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315793 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 013449 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315793},
}

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