BM 025317 (P203842)

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 025317

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for fat sheep, from the house of Ki-tush-lú for Lú-Lagash; seal: Lú-Lagashki ds d. Ur-dNanshe nu-bànda kurushda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 5(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal udu niga-sze3
3. e2 ki-tusz-lu2-ta
4. lu2-lagasz{ki}
5. dumu si-du3-[ke4]
6. szu ba-[ti]
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}[...]
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ma-[da ... ba-hul]
seal 1
1. lu2-lagasz{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. nu-banda3 gu4

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 fat sheep, from the house of Ki-tush-lú for Lú-Lagash; seal: Lú-Lagashki ds d. Ur-dNanshe nu-bànda kurushda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 025317
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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 002960 (composite) (P455670) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025317 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203842.
BM 025317 artifact entry (No. P203842). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203842 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025317 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203842 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203842},
}

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