BM 025791 (P205141)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 025791Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Transfer of silver; ki Nam-mah d. Ur-gishgigir-ta Lú-dNin-shubur d. Lú-dBa-ba6 shu-ba-ti)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. ku3 sag tuku
3. 1(disz) ma-na ad-da-mu
4. la2-ia3 su-ga sze
5. ki nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. szu ba-ti
4. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-ku4
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. ku3 sag tuku
3. 1(disz) ma-na ad-da-mu
4. la2-ia3 su-ga sze
5. ki nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. szu ba-ti
4. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-ku4
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Transfer of silver; ki Nam-mah d. Ur-gishgigir-ta Lú-dNin-shubur d. Lú-dBa-ba6 shu-ba-ti)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025791
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-23 at 10:35:42 | Lafont, Bertrand | Artifact | Lafont, Bertrand | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054060) (054060)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25791) (BM.25791)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-845) (W_1898-0216-845)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025791 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205141.
BM 025791 artifact entry (No. P205141). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205141 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025791 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205141 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
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