BM 120000 (P498045)

Official or display trough dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 120000

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Trough

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display

Language(s)

No linguistic content

Measurements

152.0 mm × 965.0 mm × 355.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display
Language(s)	No linguistic content

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P498045
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P498045

Physical information

trough

Artifact type	Trough trough
Dimensions	152.0 mm × 965.0 mm × 355.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation	weighs 35 kg

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 120000
Accession Number	1928-07-14, 001

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1928-0714-1

References

citation: Hall H R 1928d

[sec131161] N.d.
citation: Andrae 1930a (with photo of the Berlin fragment)

[sec131162] N.d.
citation: Reade 2000c p.81

[sec131163] N.d.
citation: Delougaz P 1960a p.91

[sec131164] N.d.
citation: Frankfort H 1954a pl. 3c

[sec131165] N.d.
citation: Barnett & Wiseman 1969a pp 8-9 (Ph)

[sec131166] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-03-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Molina, Manuel		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 120000 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P498045.

BM 120000 artifact entry (No. P498045). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498045 (Original work published 2016)

BM 120000 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498045 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498045},
}

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TI  - BM 120000 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 120000 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P498045.

BM 120000 artifact entry (No. P498045). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498045 (Original work published 2016)

BM 120000 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498045 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 120000 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498045},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P498045
LB  - CDLI:P498045
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BM 120000 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498045
ER  -