BM 019518 (P318924)

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 019518

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Guruå working on reed, control Ur-∂Nin-gír-su dumu sanga ∂Nin-dun; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Ur-GIÍ.gigir; months viii-x (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Guruå working on reed, control Ur-∂Nin-gír-su dumu sanga ∂Nin-dun; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Ur-GIÍ.gigir; months viii-x (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/P318924

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 019518
Accession Number 1895-10-14, 0166a

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 019518 (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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 Artifact

“BM 019518 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318924.
BM 019518 artifact entry (No. P318924). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318924 (Original work published 2006)
BM 019518 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318924 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 019518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318924},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 019518 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 019518 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318924.
BM 019518 artifact entry (No. P318924). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318924 (Original work published 2006)
BM 019518 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318924 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 019518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P318924
LB  - CDLI:P318924
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 019518 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P318924
ER  - 
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