BM 018124 (P317829)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018124

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Rations for builders transferred from Ur-ni9-gar to Ur-∂Lamma; seal: Ur-∂Lamma dubsar dumu Ur-∂Ba-ba6 åitim (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Rations for builders transferred from Ur-ni9-gar to Ur-∂Lamma; seal: Ur-∂Lamma dubsar dumu Ur-∂Ba-ba6 åitim (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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P317829

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 018124
Accession Number 1894-10-16, 0087

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018124 (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.

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
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317829.
BM 018124 artifact entry (No. P317829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317829 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317829 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317829},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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TI  - BM 018124 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 018124 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317829.
BM 018124 artifact entry (No. P317829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317829 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317829 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317829},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317829
LB  - CDLI:P317829
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 018124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317829
ER  - 
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