BM 025806 (P202834)
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 025806Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley account, nì-ka9-ak she Hu-ru nu-bànda gu4)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 7(asz) gur
4. mu diri i3-dub-ba-ke4
5. ib2-il2-la-sze3
6. ba-a-zi
7. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
reverse
1. ba-zi dumu na-silim maszkim
2. nig2-ka9 ak
3. hu-ru nu-banda3 gu4
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 7(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 7(asz) gur
4. mu diri i3-dub-ba-ke4
5. ib2-il2-la-sze3
6. ba-a-zi
7. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
reverse
1. ba-zi dumu na-silim maszkim
2. nig2-ka9 ak
3. hu-ru nu-banda3 gu4
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
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 (Barley account, nì-ka9-ak she Hu-ru nu-bànda gu4)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025806
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00
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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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| 2023-01-19 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 13:36:14 | 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 (054074) (054074)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25806) (BM.25806)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-860) (W_1898-0216-860)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025806 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202834.
BM 025806 artifact entry (No. P202834). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202834 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025806 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202834 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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