BPOA 01, 0021 (P316066)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 014654

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for 13 1/2 gur of barley, the rations for 15 calves at 9/10 gur each. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) amar e2-tur3 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. nu-banda3-gu4?
  edition has kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for 13 1/2 gur of barley, the rations for 15 calves at 9/10 gur each. / Case: Text same as on tablet. Seal on case (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
CDLI Seals 004934 (composite) (P457644) S004934 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P316066

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014654
Accession Number 1896-04-07, 0043

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052132
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.14654
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0407-43-a

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 21

    [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 14654+A

    [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

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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-07-06 at 12:27:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316066.
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (No. P316066). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316066 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316066 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316066},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BPOA 01, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316066.
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (No. P316066). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316066 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316066 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316066},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/12/
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