BM 025778 (P202920)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025778

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Eroded; lú ki-na gish-gá-dam gish.tukul-e dab5-ba-ta; royal seal of SHulgi, Lú-dBa-ba6 rá-gaba ir11-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Eroded; lú ki-na gish-gá-dam gish.tukul-e dab5-ba-ta; royal seal of SHulgi, Lú-dBa-ba6 rá-gaba ir11-zu)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Altavilla, QNAR 1, reads 3rd line of seal as lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006139 (composite) (P458849) S006139 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.05.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202920

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025778
Accession Number

References

  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 25778

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025778 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202920.
BM 025778 artifact entry (No. P202920). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202920 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025778 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202920 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202920},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 025778 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202920.
BM 025778 artifact entry (No. P202920). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202920 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025778 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202920 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025778 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202920},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202920
LB  - CDLI:P202920
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 025778 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202920
ER  - 
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