BM 025769 (P204791)

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 025769

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cargo of boats; she-ba géme ush-bar; gìr A-hu-um-ilum)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
2. 3(disz) ma2 4(u) gur
3. 4(disz) ma2 3(u) gur
4. sze-ba geme2-usz-bar gir2-su{ki}
5. giri3 a-hu-um-dingir
reverse
1. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) szu-sar ma2 lugal ba-a-gar
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 u4 2(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
3. mu en-nun-e {d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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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  • Museum No.: BM 025769
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.02.23
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025769 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204791.
BM 025769 artifact entry (No. P204791). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204791 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025769 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204791 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204791},
}

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