BM 025283 & BM 025283A (P203099)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 025283 & BM 025283A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 25283;seal: Ma-ni sagi dGù-dé-a d. Ur-dLama.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
3. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze ku3
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
reverse
1. la2-ia3 e3-a
2. sa2-du11 sze-ba-sze3
3. ma-ni
4. szu ba-ti
5. giri3 ur-{d}suen dumu lu2-kal-la
6. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
7. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
3. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
5. la2-ia3 e3-a
reverse
1. sa2-du11 sze-ba-sze3
2. kiszib3 ma-ni
3. giri3 ur-{d}suen
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. ma-ni
2. sagi {d}gu3-de2-a
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Case of 25283;seal: Ma-ni sagi dGù-dé-a d. Ur-dLama.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203099

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 025283 & BM 025283A
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 13:34:10 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 025283 & BM 025283A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203099.
BM 025283 & BM 025283A artifact entry (No. P203099). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203099 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025283 & BM 025283A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203099 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203099},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 025283 & BM 025283A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203099.
BM 025283 & BM 025283A artifact entry (No. P203099). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203099 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025283 & BM 025283A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203099 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 025283 & {BM} 025283A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203099},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P203099
LB  - CDLI:P203099
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 025283 & BM 025283A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203099
ER  - 
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