BM 024249 (P206442)

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 024249

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Wool.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
2. giri3 na-ni!
3. 2(asz) gu2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
4. giri3 bar-{d}ba-ba6 TUR
5. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-kal-la
2. szu-nigin2 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na

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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 024249
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024249 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206442.
BM 024249 artifact entry (No. P206442). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206442 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206442 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206442},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206442
LB  - CDLI:P206442
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - BM 024249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206442
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024249 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206442.
BM 024249 artifact entry (No. P206442). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206442 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206442 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 024249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206442},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P206442
LB  - CDLI:P206442
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - BM 024249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P206442
ER  - 
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