BM 025916 (P203031)

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 025916

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she numun a-shà im-ba-a-[]-shè; from Ur-Nanshe to Ur-eshlilla, a-shà La-za-wi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 im-bi-a-ba-sze3
3. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
4. ur-esz3-lil2-la2
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. a-sza3 la-za-wi
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Barley, she numun a-shà im-ba-a-[]-shè; from Ur-Nanshe to Ur-eshlilla, a-shà La-za-wi)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.44.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P203031
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P203031

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 025916
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	054140
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.25916
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0216-970

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025916 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203031.

BM 025916 artifact entry (No. P203031). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203031 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025916 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203031 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025916 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203031},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203031
LB  - CDLI:P203031
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 025916 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203031
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025916 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203031.

BM 025916 artifact entry (No. P203031). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203031 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025916 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203031 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025916 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203031},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203031
LB  - CDLI:P203031
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 025916 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203031
ER  -