BM 025206 (P206058)

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 025206

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Ur-badtibirra to Lu-igimashe; seal: Lú-dIgi-ma-shè ds d. Ur-[] ú-du-lu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur
2. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 u2-du udu
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-[...]
4. u2-du udu

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley from Ur-badtibirra to Lu-igimashe; seal: Lú-dIgi-ma-shè ds d. Ur-[] ú-du-lu.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025206
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005899 (composite) (P458609) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025206 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206058.
BM 025206 artifact entry (No. P206058). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206058 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025206 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206058 (Accessed: May 25, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206058},
}


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