UET 1, 0302 (P467856)

Administrative envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Warad-Sin.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013898 (composite) (P516891)	S013898	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Warad-Sin.00.00.00

Record

CDLI number	P467856 P468180 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P467856

Physical information

envelope

Artifact type	Envelope envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 07833m
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 1, 0302

[Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.
history: RIME 4, .02.13.33, ex. 01 (seal only)

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2014-08-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Walker, Christopher B. F.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 1, 0302 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P467856.

UET 1, 0302 artifact entry (No. P467856). (2014, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467856

UET 1, 0302 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467856 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2014UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {UET 1, 0302 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/8/23/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P467856
LB  - CDLI:P467856
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 1, 0302 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467856
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 1, 0302 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P467856.

UET 1, 0302 artifact entry (No. P467856). (2014, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467856

UET 1, 0302 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467856 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2014UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {UET 1, 0302 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/8/23/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P467856
LB  - CDLI:P467856
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 1, 0302 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467856
ER  -