BM 025290 (P204541)

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 025290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Carcasses of sheep for boat workers (má du8-a, má-a gish gub-ba; seal: Ur-gar ds d. Ur-sha6-ga.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) ad7 udu ma2 du8-a ma2-a gesz gub-ba
2. ma2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
3. 5(disz)? ad7 ki kasz ninda uszur2-bar-sze3
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. 1(u) 5(disz) ma2 du8-a ma2-a gesz gub-ba
6. ma2 udu 2(disz) u3 ma2 {d}nin-NIM?
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) ad7 ki kasz ninda
2. pa5-enku{ki}-sze3
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. ki ur-{d}ig-alim
5. kiszib3 ur-nig2
6. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ur-nig2
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 (Carcasses of sheep for boat workers (má du8-a, má-a gish gub-ba; seal: Ur-gar ds d. Ur-sha6-ga.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025290
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.10.00
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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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“BM 025290 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204541.
BM 025290 artifact entry (No. P204541). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204541 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025290 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204541 (Accessed: June 20, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204541},
}


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