BM 019472 (P318887)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019472

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour from Ur-Baba to Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Lú-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Lú-∂Ba-ba6 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) dabin
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. zi3 e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. ma2 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti gu4-izi-DU-DU
3. mu us2-sa en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}[nin-gir2-su]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-[ba6]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Flour from Ur-Baba to Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Lú-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Lú-∂Ba-ba6 (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CBT 2, BM 019472 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019472
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-14, 0120

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.02.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-30 at 13:16:49 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003172 (composite) (P455882) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 019472 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P318887.
BM 019472 artifact entry (No. P318887). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P318887 (Original work published 2006)
BM 019472 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P318887 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 019472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P318887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P318887},
}


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