BM 017844v (P317673)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017844v

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 17844; seal: Ka-tar-∂Ba-ba6 dumu Eren-da gu-za-lá (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Case of 17844; seal: Ka-tar-∂Ba-ba6 dumu Eren-da gu-za-lá (CBT 2))
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/P317673

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & 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 017844v
Accession Number 1894-10-15, 0104a

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 017844 (catalogue)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 017844v Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317673.
BM 017844v artifact entry (No. P317673). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317673 (Original work published 2006)
BM 017844v artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317673 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {BM 017844v artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317673
LB  - CDLI:P317673
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 017844v artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317673
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 017844v Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317673.
BM 017844v artifact entry (No. P317673). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317673 (Original work published 2006)
BM 017844v artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317673 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {BM 017844v artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317673
LB  - CDLI:P317673
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 017844v artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317673
ER  - 
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