BM 025762 (P205314)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025762

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Ur-Ningiszida for Lugal-imrua; metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) {uruda}ha-bu3#-da
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
3. ba#-la2#
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5. lugal-im-ru-a
reverse
1. [szu] ba-ti
2. giri3# na-ni
3. giri3 ur-{d}lamma szabra e2
4. u3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
blank space
5. mu ma2 dara3 abzu ba-ab-du8

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Axes (ha-bù-da) from Ur-Ningiszida for Lugal-imrua; metal)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P205314
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P205314

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 025762
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	054033
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.25762
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1898-0216-816

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-10-25 at 12:46:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025762 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205314.

BM 025762 artifact entry (No. P205314). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205314 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025762 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205314 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025762 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205314},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 025762 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 025762 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205314.

BM 025762 artifact entry (No. P205314). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205314 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025762 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205314 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025762 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205314},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205314
LB  - CDLI:P205314
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 025762 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205314
ER  -