BM 025519 (P205039)
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 025519Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Boats loaden with various items.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
2. ma2 gu2 nibru{ki}-sze3
3. giri3 ur-{d}nin-sun2
4. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) tug2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 ba-a-gar
5. giri3 a-hu-a
6. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) ur-{d}[x] ba-a-gar
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-kin-gi4-a lugal
2. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) gur dusu {gesz}nu-ur2-ma ba-a-gar
3. ki sukkal-mah-sze3
4. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur sze sza3-gal ansze kunga2 sukkal-mah ba-a-gar
5. nibru{ki}-sze3
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
7. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 7(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
2. ma2 gu2 nibru{ki}-sze3
3. giri3 ur-{d}nin-sun2
4. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) tug2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 ba-a-gar
5. giri3 a-hu-a
6. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) ur-{d}[x] ba-a-gar
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-kin-gi4-a lugal
2. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) gur dusu {gesz}nu-ur2-ma ba-a-gar
3. ki sukkal-mah-sze3
4. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur sze sza3-gal ansze kunga2 sukkal-mah ba-a-gar
5. nibru{ki}-sze3
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
7. mu 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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Boats loaden with various items.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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- Museum No.: BM 025519
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.15
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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 (053897) (053897)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25519) (BM.25519)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-573) (W_1898-0216-573)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025519 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205039.
BM 025519 artifact entry (No. P205039). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205039 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025519 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205039 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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