BM 024925 (P203716)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024925

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for flour, ì-dub á-gúl, from Bazi to Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Lú-dNin-gír-su ds d. Ur-dNanshe.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sze sumun gur lugal
2. zi3-KA-sze3
3. i3-dub a2-sun2
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. dumu ur-{d}nansze
2. iti ezem {d}ba-ba6
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for flour, ì-dub á-gúl, from Bazi to Lu-Ningirsu; seal: Lú-dNin-gír-su ds d. Ur-dNanshe.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: CBT 3, ,

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 024925
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2022-08-10 at 10:14:56 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003174 (composite) (P455884) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024925 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203716.
BM 024925 artifact entry (No. P203716). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203716 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024925 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203716 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024925 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203716},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 024925 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024925 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203716.
BM 024925 artifact entry (No. P203716). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203716 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024925 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203716 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024925 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203716},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203716
LB  - CDLI:P203716
M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - BM 024925 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203716
ER  - 
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