ETB 2, 07 (P212523)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131750

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

object sealing
surface a
  seal impression
seal 1
1. bu14#-me-er
2. _ensi2_
2. [...]-x-bu3{ki#}

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 07

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 200 no. c4

    [Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 76

    [Loretz1969AOAT3] Loretz, Oswald. 1969. Texte Aus Chagar Bazar Und Tell Brak. Vol. 3/1. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon.

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  • Museum No.: BM 131750
  • Accession No.: 1954-05-10, 0061

  • Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
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  • Excavation No: F 0005a
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:05:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 18:00:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:57:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:12 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002063 (composite) (P454773) Nagar (mod. Tell Brak) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“ETB 2, 07 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212523.
ETB 2, 07 artifact entry (No. P212523). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212523 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212523 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212523},
}


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