BM 025451 (P203181)
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 025451Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley for the érin bala-tush-a from Abba-kalla to Bàd-da-bàd-da.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. a2 hun-ga2
3. erin2 bala tusz-a
4. ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
5. bad3-da-bad3-da
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
2. i3-dub ambar{ki}-ta
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ur4-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 9(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
obverse
1. 7(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. a2 hun-ga2
3. erin2 bala tusz-a
4. ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
5. bad3-da-bad3-da
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
2. i3-dub ambar{ki}-ta
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ur4-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 9(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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for the érin bala-tush-a from Abba-kalla to Bàd-da-bàd-da.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025451
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (053830) (053830)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25451) (BM.25451)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-505) (W_1898-0216-505)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 025451 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203181.
BM 025451 artifact entry (No. P203181). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203181 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025451 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203181 (Accessed: February 19, 2026).
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