BM 018215 (P317902)

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 018215

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (åe-ba engar dumu gu4-gur é-nam-tur, A-kal-la received; months ix-xii (CBT 2). A: Case of 18215; seal: Lugal-[kù-ga-ni] dumu Al-[la åabra]; months ix-xii (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (åe-ba engar dumu gu4-gur é-nam-tur, A-kal-la received; months ix-xii (CBT 2). A: Case of 18215; seal: Lugal-[kù-ga-ni] dumu Al-[la åabra]; months ix-xii (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/P317902

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 018215
Accession Number 1894-10-17, 0003

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018215+A (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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 018215 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317902.
BM 018215 artifact entry (No. P317902). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317902 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018215 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317902 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317902},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P317902
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 018215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317902
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018215 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317902.
BM 018215 artifact entry (No. P317902). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317902 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018215 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317902 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317902},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317902
LB  - CDLI:P317902
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 018215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317902
ER  - 
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