BPOA 01, 0025 (P316074)

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 014671

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for grain to be ground.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [... sze gur]
2. ur5-ra
3. ki na-silim-ta
4. kiszib3 ka5-a
reverse
1. iti sze-il2-la
2. i3-dub inim-ma-dingir
3. [mu ma2-gur8]-mah [ba-du8]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-[du10-ga]
4. sanga [{d}nin-gir2-su-ka]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for grain to be ground.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P316074

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 014671
Accession Number 1896-04-07, 0060

External resources

References

  • primary: BPOA 1, 25

    [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 14671

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2013-07-05 at 12:59:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:01 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:46 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, 0025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316074.
BPOA 01, 0025 artifact entry (No. P316074). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316074 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316074 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BPOA 01, 0025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316074},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 01, 0025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316074.
BPOA 01, 0025 artifact entry (No. P316074). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316074 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316074 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316074},
}

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PY  - 2023
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