BM 025309 (P202876)
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 025309Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley for the oxen and sheep of the bala from Lú-uruxkár the merchant to Lugal-sha6-ga; seal: Ur-dIg-alim d. Lugal-sha6-ga dub-sar sic!)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) sze gur
2. sza3-gal gu4 udu bala-ka
3. ki lu2-uru11{ki} dam-gar3
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. dumu lugal-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti GAN2-masz
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-[hul]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dumu lugal-sa6-ga
3. dub-sar
obverse
1. 8(asz) sze gur
2. sza3-gal gu4 udu bala-ka
3. ki lu2-uru11{ki} dam-gar3
4. ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. dumu lugal-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti GAN2-masz
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-[hul]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dumu lugal-sa6-ga
3. dub-sar
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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for the oxen and sheep of the bala from Lú-uruxkár the merchant to Lugal-sha6-ga; seal: Ur-dIg-alim d. Lugal-sha6-ga dub-sar sic!)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025309
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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 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 13:34:10 | 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 (053703) (053703)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25309) (BM.25309)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-363) (W_1898-0216-363)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025309 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202876.
BM 025309 artifact entry (No. P202876). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202876 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025309 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202876 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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