BM 025297 (P202748)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025297

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative ( deficit of the plowmen and nu-bànda gu4, passing from the sanga of Dumuzi to Lu-Ninshubur; seal: Lú-dNin-shubur ds d. Lú-dBa-ba6)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze [ku3-babbar]
2. la2-ia3 su-ga engar nu-banda3-gu4
3. ki sanga {d}dumu-zi-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
2. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}[ba-ba6]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative ( deficit of the plowmen and nu-bànda gu4, passing from the sanga of Dumuzi to Lu-Ninshubur; seal: Lú-dNin-shubur ds d. Lú-dBa-ba6)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P202748

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 025297
Accession Number

References

  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2022-08-10 at 10:08:05 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202748.
BM 025297 artifact entry (No. P202748). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202748 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202748 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202748},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202748
LB  - CDLI:P202748
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 025297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202748
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202748.
BM 025297 artifact entry (No. P202748). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202748 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025297 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202748 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202748},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202748
LB  - CDLI:P202748
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BM 025297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202748
ER  - 
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