BM 025394 (P203028)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025394

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Oil (ì-gish) for Ur-Ningiszida; seal Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da ds d. Ba-zi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) sila3 gesz [x]
2. gag gesz i3 si-ga
3. ki {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Oil (ì-gish) for Ur-Ningiszida; seal Ur-dNin-gis-zi-da ds d. Ba-zi)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203028

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 025394
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI 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 025394 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203028.
BM 025394 artifact entry (No. P203028). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203028 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203028 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203028},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203028
LB  - CDLI:P203028
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BM 025394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203028
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025394 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203028.
BM 025394 artifact entry (No. P203028). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203028 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025394 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203028 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203028},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203028
LB  - CDLI:P203028
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BM 025394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203028
ER  - 
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