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BM 015491 (P316785)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015491

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for goods for Ur-∂Gu4-ná-a from Íeå-kal-la; seal Ur-∂Gu4-ná-a [ds dumu Ur-mes?]; Umma (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
illegible seal association uncertain
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt for goods for Ur-∂Gu4-ná-a from Íeå-kal-la; seal Ur-∂Gu4-ná-a [ds dumu Ur-mes?]; Umma (CBT 2))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CBT 2, BM 015491 (catalogue)

[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 015491
Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0218

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038968) (038968)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15491) (BM.15491)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0410-218) (W_1896-0410-218)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004908 (composite) (P457618)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 015491 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316785.

BM 015491 artifact entry (No. P316785). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316785 (Original work published 2006)

BM 015491 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316785 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316785},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 015491 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316785.

BM 015491 artifact entry (No. P316785). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316785 (Original work published 2006)

BM 015491 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316785 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015491 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316785},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P316785
LB  - CDLI:P316785
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - BM 015491 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316785
ER  -