BM 018784 (P318351)

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 018784

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley and seed transferred from Ur-Nanåe to Ur-∂Lamma; a-åà sahar-sur-ra; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Lamma dubsar dumu Ur-∂Ba-ba6 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley and seed transferred from Ur-Nanåe to Ur-∂Lamma; a-åà sahar-sur-ra; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Lamma dubsar dumu Ur-∂Ba-ba6 (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
CDLI Seals 005011 (composite) (P457721) S005011 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.44.00.00, Šulgi.46.07.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P318351

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened 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 018784
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0442

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018784 (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 018784 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318351.
BM 018784 artifact entry (No. P318351). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318351 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018784 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318351 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018784 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318351},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P318351
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 018784 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 018784 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318351.
BM 018784 artifact entry (No. P318351). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318351 (Original work published 2006)
BM 018784 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318351 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 018784 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P318351
LB  - CDLI:P318351
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - BM 018784 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318351
ER  - 
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