BM 014401 (P315959)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 014401

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Rceipt for 1 1/5 royal gur of barley. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Rceipt for 1 1/5 royal gur of barley. (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/P315959

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014401
Accession Number 1896-04-06, 0099

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14401

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315959.
BM 014401 artifact entry (No. P315959). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315959 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014401 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315959 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 014401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P315959
LB  - CDLI:P315959
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 014401 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315959
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315959.
BM 014401 artifact entry (No. P315959). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315959 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014401 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315959 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 014401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P315959
LB  - CDLI:P315959
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 014401 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315959
ER  - 
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