CUSAS 26, 255 (P467773)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P467773
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P467773

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 30706
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline)	52958

References

primary: CUSAS 26, 255

[Westenholz2014CUSAS26] Westenholz, Aage. 2014. A Third-Millennium Miscellany of Cuneiform Texts. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 26. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-08-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 26, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P467773.

CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry (No. P467773). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467773 (Original work published 2014)

CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467773 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467773},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P467773
LB  - CDLI:P467773
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467773
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 26, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P467773.

CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry (No. P467773). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467773 (Original work published 2014)

CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467773 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467773},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P467773
LB  - CDLI:P467773
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 26, 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467773
ER  -