BM 025876 (P203398)
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 025876Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Withdrawal of small cattle and 14 sila of ga-she-a)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) udu niga
2. 2(disz) udu
3. 5(disz) sila4
4. 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
5. 1(disz) ud5
6. 2(disz) masz2
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
2. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 1(disz) udu masz2
3. zi-ga
4. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) udu niga
2. 2(disz) udu
3. 5(disz) sila4
4. 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
5. 1(disz) ud5
6. 2(disz) masz2
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a
2. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 1(disz) udu masz2
3. zi-ga
4. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
5. iti munu4-gu7
6. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} 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 (Withdrawal of small cattle and 14 sila of ga-she-a)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025876
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.05.29
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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 | 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 | 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 | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (054104) (054104)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25876) (BM.25876)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-930) (W_1898-0216-930)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025876 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203398.
BM 025876 artifact entry (No. P203398). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203398 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025876 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203398 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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