BM 025059 (P204325)

Administrative tablet 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 025059

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of oxen, cows and donkeys; ugula Lugal-uru-da nu-bànda-gu4, gu4 dDumu-zi, Pú-ta ì-dab5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz@c) ab2 mah2 5(disz@c) gu4 gesz
2. 1(disz@c) ab2 2(disz)
3. gub-ba-am3
4. lugal-bi engar
5. 5(disz@c) ansze 1(disz@c) dur3
6. 1(disz@c) ansze amar ga
7. 1(disz) dur3 su-su engar
8. gub-ba-am3
9. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4 si-du3 kuruszda
10. zi-ga
11. a-gi
12. 3(disz@c) ansze 5(disz@c) dur3
13. 1(disz@c) ansze amar ga
14. 2(disz) dur3 su-su nu-su mu 4(asz) ur-{d}lamma
15. 1(disz) dur3 su-su nu-su mu 3(asz) lugal-inim-gi-na nu-banda3-gu4
reverse
1. gub-ba-am3
2. lugal-inim-gi-na engar
3. 1(disz@c) ab2 mah2 5(disz@c) gu4 gesz
4. 1(disz@c) ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3
5. 1(disz@c) gu4 amar ga
6. gub-ba-am3
7. {d}en-ki-he2-gal2 engar
8. 4(disz@c) ansze 3(disz@c) dur3
9. 2(disz@c) ansze amar ga
10. 1(disz@c) ansze sag dur3-sze3
11. gub-ba-am3
12. DUG?-ti engar
13. ugula lugal-iri-da nu-banda3-gu4
14. gu4 {d}dumu-zi
15. tul2-ta i3-dab5
16. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of oxen, cows and donkeys; ugula Lugal-uru-da nu-bànda-gu4, gu4 dDumu-zi, Pú-ta ì-dab5)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025059
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
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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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025059 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204325.
BM 025059 artifact entry (No. P204325). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204325 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204325 (Accessed: June 18, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204325},
}


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