BM 025802 (P204691)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025802

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Lu-imrua to Ur-Ningiszida; gìr Nam-mah shabra ù Ur-dHendur-sag shabra; metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. ba-zi-ir
4. ki lugal!-im-ru-a-ta
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 nam-mah szabra
2. u3 ur-{d}hendur-sag szabra
3. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
4. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Lu-imrua to Ur-Ningiszida; gìr Nam-mah shabra ù Ur-dHendur-sag shabra; metal)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.04.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P204691
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P204691

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 025802
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	054070
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.25802
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0216-856

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025802 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204691.

BM 025802 artifact entry (No. P204691). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204691 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025802 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204691 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025802 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204691},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 025802 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025802 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204691.

BM 025802 artifact entry (No. P204691). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204691 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025802 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204691 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025802 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204691},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P204691
LB  - CDLI:P204691
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 025802 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204691
ER  -