BM 018261 (P317941)

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 018261

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Carcasses for the hé-dab5 working in a field, received by Lukalla from Niurum; seal: Lú-kal-la dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nanåe (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Carcasses for the hé-dab5 working in a field, received by Lukalla from Niurum; seal: Lú-kal-la dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nanåe (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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317941

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 018261
Accession Number 1894-10-18, 0011

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018261 (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 13:32:21 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 018261 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317941.
BM 018261 artifact entry (No. P317941). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317941 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317941 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018261 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317941},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018261 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317941.
BM 018261 artifact entry (No. P317941). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317941 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317941 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317941},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P317941
LB  - CDLI:P317941
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - BM 018261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P317941
ER  - 
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