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
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016039Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley issued as fodder for sheep by single days; seal: Ur-∂EN.ZU dumu Ur-[gú-en-na rá-gaba] (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative (Barley issued as fodder for sheep by single days; seal: Ur-∂EN.ZU dumu Ur-[gú-en-na rá-gaba] (CBT 2)) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Šū-Suen.04.09.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P317342 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P317342 |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 016039 |
| Accession Number | 1896-06-12, 0259 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 039279 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.16039 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1896-0612-259 |
history: CBT 2, BM 016039 (catalogue)
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM 016039 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P317342},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317342},
}
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