AOAT 025, 442 BM 15839 (P101749)
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 015839Period
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. di til-la
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun-ka-ke4
3. igi di-ku5-sze3
4. igi-ni in-gar-ra
5. mu# lugal tukum-bi
6. [iti] ezem-{d}li9-si4
7. [u4] 1(u) 5(disz) zal-la
8. [geme2-mu] ur-{d}ba-ba6# dumu ur#-{d}isztaran-ka-ra
9. [nu-mu]-na#-gub-[be2]-in
10. [geme2-mu geme2-ni he2-a]
11. [bi2-in-du11]-ga#
reverse
1. [...] kas4#
2. [...] kas4
3. [...] kas4
4. [u3 ur-{d}]ba-ba6 lugal geme2
5. nam#-erim2-bi ib2-ku5
6. geme2# ur-{d}ba-ba6-ra
7. ba-na-gi-in
8. ti-e2-mah-ta maszkim
9. szu-i3-li2
10. ur-{d}isztaran
11. di-ku5-bi-me
12. lu2-gir2-su{ki}
13. ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
left
column 1
1. lu2-giri17-zal dumu a-tu
column 2
1. [lu2 ki-ba gub-ba-me]
obverse
1. di til-la
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun-ka-ke4
3. igi di-ku5-sze3
4. igi-ni in-gar-ra
5. mu# lugal tukum-bi
6. [iti] ezem-{d}li9-si4
7. [u4] 1(u) 5(disz) zal-la
8. [geme2-mu] ur-{d}ba-ba6# dumu ur#-{d}isztaran-ka-ra
9. [nu-mu]-na#-gub-[be2]-in
10. [geme2-mu geme2-ni he2-a]
11. [bi2-in-du11]-ga#
reverse
1. [...] kas4#
2. [...] kas4
3. [...] kas4
4. [u3 ur-{d}]ba-ba6 lugal geme2
5. nam#-erim2-bi ib2-ku5
6. geme2# ur-{d}ba-ba6-ra
7. ba-na-gi-in
8. ti-e2-mah-ta maszkim
9. szu-i3-li2
10. ur-{d}isztaran
11. di-ku5-bi-me
12. lu2-gir2-su{ki}
13. ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
left
column 1
1. lu2-giri17-zal dumu a-tu
column 2
1. [lu2 ki-ba gub-ba-me]
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
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primary: AOAT 025 (pp. 439-450), 442 BM 15839
[Sollberger1976AOAT25] Sollberger, Edmond. 1976. “Some Legal Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur.” Edited by B. L. Eichelr. Kramer Anniversary Volume : Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 25: 439–50.
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- Museum No.: BM 015839
- Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0059
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00..03.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-08-26 at 10:22:30 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-26 at 08:35:23 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:19:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:05:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:57 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (018377) (018377)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.15839) (BM.15839)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0612-59) (W_1896-0612-59)
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Cite this Artifact
“AOAT 025, 442 BM 15839 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101749.
AOAT 025, 442 BM 15839 artifact entry (No. P101749). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101749 (Original work published 2001)
AOAT 025, 442 BM 15839 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101749 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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