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BM 015780a (P429484)

Lexical prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015780a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Ura stones and textiles)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Witness

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Ura stones and textiles)
  • Language(s):

  • citation: Veldhuis EEN, p. 341

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

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  • Museum No.: BM 015780a
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0004a

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2012-03-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 015780a Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P429484.
BM 015780a artifact entry (No. P429484). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429484 (Original work published 2012)
BM 015780a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429484 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 015780a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429484},
}


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