BM 025777 (P203182)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025777

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flock of ovins to Lú-dEN.ZU na-gada im-ta kúr-ra shà Gú-ab-baki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u8
2. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) kir11
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 3(u) 8(disz) sila4-nita2 diri
6. 6(disz) masz2-sag
7. lu2-{d}suen na-gada
8. im-ta kur2-ra
9. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
10. mu ur-bi2-lum

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Flock of ovins to Lú-dEN.ZU na-gada im-ta kúr-ra shà Gú-ab-baki)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 025777
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025777 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203182.
BM 025777 artifact entry (No. P203182). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203182 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025777 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203182 (Accessed: May 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025777 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203182},
}

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