BM 025341 (P203722)

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 025341

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cattle arua from Lu-balashaga, received by Ahua the ùnu; seal: A-hu-a d. En-za-ra.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 mah2
2. 1(disz) gu4 amar ga
3. a-ru-a ki lu2-bala-sa6-ga-ta
4. kiszib3 a-hu-a unu3
5. iti mu-szu-du7
reverse
1. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-hu-a
2. dumu en-za-ra

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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 (Cattle arua from Lu-balashaga, received by Ahua the ùnu; seal: A-hu-a d. En-za-ra.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 025341
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006381 (composite) (P464008) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 025341 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203722.
BM 025341 artifact entry (No. P203722). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203722 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025341 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203722 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203722},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203722
LB  - CDLI:P203722
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - BM 025341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203722
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025341 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203722.
BM 025341 artifact entry (No. P203722). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203722 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025341 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203722 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203722},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203722
LB  - CDLI:P203722
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - BM 025341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203722
ER  - 
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