BM 025771 (P205202)
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 025771Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Nabasha to Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma; metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [n {uruda}]ha#-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
5. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
3. [u3 giri3] ur#-{d}nun-gal
4. [iti ...]-x
5. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen# [lugal uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [...]
obverse
1. [n {uruda}]ha#-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
5. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
3. [u3 giri3] ur#-{d}nun-gal
4. [iti ...]-x
5. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen# [lugal uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [...]
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 (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Nabasha to Ur-shu-ga-lam-ma; metal)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025771
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.--.--.--
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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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| 2021-10-25 at 12:46:27 | 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 (054041) (054041)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25771) (BM.25771)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-825) (W_1898-0216-825)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025771 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205202.
BM 025771 artifact entry (No. P205202). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205202 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025771 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205202 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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