BM 025874 (P203744)
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 025874Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Flour, zì-sig15, dabin, nì-àr-ra, from Ur-Ningiszida to Lu-marsa, shà é-dub-ba; months vi-xi)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig5 gur lugal
2. 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 3(asz) 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
4. sza3 e2-kiszib3-ba
5. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
reverse
1. e2-muhaldim lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
3. e2-muhaldim ur-mes
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. lu2-mar-sa szu ba-ti
6. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
obverse
1. 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig5 gur lugal
2. 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 3(asz) 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
4. sza3 e2-kiszib3-ba
5. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
reverse
1. e2-muhaldim lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
3. e2-muhaldim ur-mes
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. lu2-mar-sa szu ba-ti
6. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
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 (Flour, zì-sig15, dabin, nì-àr-ra, from Ur-Ningiszida to Lu-marsa, shà é-dub-ba; months vi-xi)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025874
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.00
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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 | 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 13:36:14 | 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 (054103) (054103)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25874) (BM.25874)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-928) (W_1898-0216-928)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025874 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203744.
BM 025874 artifact entry (No. P203744). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203744 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025874 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203744 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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