BM 025271 (P205608)
Administrative tablet & envelope 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 025271Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Amounts of barley to be returned; from SHS 8 xi 5 to IS 1 iv 19; 2 seals: Lú-dNin-mar-ki ds d. Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ugula ush-bar; .Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-dNun-gal ugula ush-bar)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description:
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Amounts of barley to be returned; from SHS 8 xi 5 to IS 1 iv 19; 2 seals: Lú-dNin-mar-ki ds d. Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ugula ush-bar; .Ku5-da-dBa-ba6 ds d. Ur-dNun-gal ugula ush-bar)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025271
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.11.12
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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 (053663) (053663)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25271) (BM.25271)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-325-a) (W_1898-0216-325-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025271 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205608.
BM 025271 artifact entry (No. P205608). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205608 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205608 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
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