BM 023058 (P320253)

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 023058

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of barley from Na-ba-åa6; åe numun a-åà ∂Amar-∂EN.ZU-ki-ág-∂Nin-gír-su-ka-ke4; case unopened; seal: Lugal-∂Íul-gi dubsar dumu ∂Utu-mu (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of barley from Na-ba-åa6; åe numun a-åà ∂Amar-∂EN.ZU-ki-ág-∂Nin-gír-su-ka-ke4; case unopened; seal: Lugal-∂Íul-gi dubsar dumu ∂Utu-mu (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/P320253

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 023058
Accession Number 1897-05-12, 0094a

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 023058 (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
2023-10-28 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320253.
BM 023058 artifact entry (No. P320253). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320253 (Original work published 2006)
BM 023058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320253 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 023058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320253
LB  - CDLI:P320253
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 023058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320253
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320253.
BM 023058 artifact entry (No. P320253). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320253 (Original work published 2006)
BM 023058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320253 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 023058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320253
LB  - CDLI:P320253
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 023058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320253
ER  - 
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