BM 025360 (P204999)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 025360Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Areas of the fields sig7-tur and gishma-nu to be harrowed, zar3-tab-ba; seal: Lugal-é-mah-e ds d. [].)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba
2. a-sza3 agar4-tur u3
3. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
4. A-[A]-AN
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
2. mu us2-sa hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba
2. a-sza3 agar4-tur u3
3. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
4. A-[A]-AN
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
2. mu us2-sa hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Areas of the fields sig7-tur and gishma-nu to be harrowed, zar3-tab-ba; seal: Lugal-é-mah-e ds d. [].)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025360
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053752) (053752)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25360) (BM.25360)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-414) (W_1898-0216-414)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025360 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204999.
BM 025360 artifact entry (No. P204999). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204999 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025360 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204999 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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