BM 025369 (P205817)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025369

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Deficit of barley concerning Ur-sha6-ga.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur
2. giri3 lugal-za3-ge-si
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. mu ma2-gur8 mah
5. 1(u) 7(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. giri3 en-e-ki-ag2
3. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la sipa ansze
4. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. la2-ia3 su-ga mu-kux(DU)
6. ki ur-sa6-ga
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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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  • Museum No.: BM 025369
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025369 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205817.
BM 025369 artifact entry (No. P205817). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205817 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025369 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205817 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205817},
}

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