BM 018949 (P318480)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 018949Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Small cattle from Udulu to Abbakalla the fattener; unopened envelope; seal: Ab-ba-kal-la [gudu4?] dumu Lugal-du10-ga gudu4 ∂Nanåe-ka (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (Small cattle from Udulu to Abbakalla the fattener; unopened envelope; seal: Ab-ba-kal-la [gudu4?] dumu Lugal-du10-ga gudu4 ∂Nanåe-ka (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: CBT 2, BM 018949 (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.
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- Museum No.: BM 018949
- Accession No.: 1895-04-08, 0017
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (040467) (040467)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.18949) (BM.18949)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-0408-17) (W_1895-0408-17)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 002303 (composite) (P455013) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-07]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {BM 018949 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P318480},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318480},
}
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