CUSAS 26, 249 (P467775)

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

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

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) siki ma-na
2. a-gu-gi
3. nig2#?-KA#?-zu
4. lu2# a-tu-me
5. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [a2?]-da#-bar
3. bi2-ni-tum
4. 1(disz) x-(x)-mu#-um
5. ki? x GAN2?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P467775

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 30709
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) 52961

References

  • primary: CUSAS 26, 249

    [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 View
2015-09-07 at 10:49:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 26, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P467775.
CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry (No. P467775). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467775 (Original work published 2014)
CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467775 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467775},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467775},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P467775
LB  - CDLI:P467775
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467775
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 26, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P467775.
CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry (No. P467775). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467775 (Original work published 2014)
CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467775 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467775},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467775},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P467775
LB  - CDLI:P467775
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CUSAS 26, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467775
ER  -
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