BM 021884 (P319663)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Barley (174 gur) for seed and for wages in the storehouse; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Ba-ba6 dubsar dumu Ba-a-da sa12-du5 (CBT 2))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.09.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

seal association uncertain

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004760 (composite) (P457470)	S004760	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P319663
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P319663

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 021884
Accession Number	1896-03-30, 0550a

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	042434
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1896-0330-550-a

References

history: CBT 2, BM 021884 (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	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 021884 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P319663.

BM 021884 artifact entry (No. P319663). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319663 (Original work published 2006)

BM 021884 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319663 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 021884 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P319663.

BM 021884 artifact entry (No. P319663). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319663 (Original work published 2006)

BM 021884 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319663 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319663},
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