BM 025285 & BM 025285A (P204201)

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 025285 & BM 025285A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 25285seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Ur-sha6-ga; from AS 1 viii 15 to AS 1 xii 15)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  unpublished
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur lugal
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) esza gur
3. 2(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
5. 2(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra sig5
7. 8(asz) bappir2 sig5 gur
8. sze ziz2-bi 6(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. kiszib3 2(disz)-bi ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
2. lu2-mar-sa szu ba-ti
3. kiszib3 lu2-mar-sa
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-ta
5. iti sze-il2-la u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-sze3
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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 (Case of 25285seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Ur-sha6-ga; from AS 1 viii 15 to AS 1 xii 15)
  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025285 & BM 025285A
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.08.15
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 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 004933 (composite) (P457643) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 025285 & BM 025285A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P204201.
BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry (No. P204201). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204201 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204201 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 025285 & {BM} 025285A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P204201
LB  - CDLI:P204201
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204201
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025285 & BM 025285A Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P204201.
BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry (No. P204201). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204201 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204201 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {BM 025285 & {BM} 025285A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P204201
LB  - CDLI:P204201
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - BM 025285 & BM 025285A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204201
ER  -
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