BM 021025 (P207593)
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 021025Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
2. ugula ur-{d}da-mu
3. 1(u) dam-gar3
4. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-nimgir
5. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz 4(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
6. ugula ma2-gur8-re
7. 7(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
8. ugula ur-sa6-ga e2-udu
9. 1(disz) gurusz ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6
10. e2 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
2. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
3. szu-nigin2 8(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. sza3-gal erin2 bala tusz hun-ga2-sze3
6. sze szuku-ra ensi2
7. i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
2. ugula ur-{d}da-mu
3. 1(u) dam-gar3
4. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-nimgir
5. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz 4(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
6. ugula ma2-gur8-re
7. 7(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
8. ugula ur-sa6-ga e2-udu
9. 1(disz) gurusz ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6
10. e2 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga dumu lugal-igi
2. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
3. szu-nigin2 8(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. sza3-gal erin2 bala tusz hun-ga2-sze3
6. sze szuku-ra ensi2
7. i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
8. iti ezem-{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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021025
- Accession No.: 1895-10-18, 0015
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | 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 13:31:40 | 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 (041791) (041791)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21025) (BM.21025)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1018-15) (W_1895-1018-15)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 021025 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207593.
BM 021025 artifact entry (No. P207593). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207593 (Original work published 2002)
BM 021025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207593 (Accessed: September 29, 2025).
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