BM 025062 (P206475)
Administrative tablet 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 025062Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Balance of the working days of gurush in the control of the sangas and temples with the expressions diri and lá-ni)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ($ blank $) sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. diri 2(gesz2) 5(u) sanga {d}ig-alim
5. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) e2 szabra
6. diri 3(gesz2) 6(disz) sanga {d}gesz-bar-e3
7. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sanga {d}nin-dar-a
8. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sanga {d}dumu-zi
9. diri 1(gesz2) sanga {d}nansze
10. diri 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
11. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 2(disz) sanga {d}szul-gi
12. diri 5(gesz2) 4(disz) e2 nam-ha-ni
13. diri 1(gesz2) 5(disz) e2 ba-gara2
14. diri 2(gesz2) 2(u) e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
reverse
1. diri 6(gesz2) 4(u) e2 uru11{ki}
2. diri 6(gesz2) 4(disz) e2 {d}nin-sun2
3. diri 3(gesz2) 4(u) e2 {d}szu-{d}suen
4. diri 3(gesz2) ba-ad-da-ri2
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ($ blank $) sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. diri 2(gesz2) 5(u) sanga {d}ig-alim
5. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) e2 szabra
6. diri 3(gesz2) 6(disz) sanga {d}gesz-bar-e3
7. diri 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sanga {d}nin-dar-a
8. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sanga {d}dumu-zi
9. diri 1(gesz2) sanga {d}nansze
10. diri 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
11. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 2(disz) sanga {d}szul-gi
12. diri 5(gesz2) 4(disz) e2 nam-ha-ni
13. diri 1(gesz2) 5(disz) e2 ba-gara2
14. diri 2(gesz2) 2(u) e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
reverse
1. diri 6(gesz2) 4(u) e2 uru11{ki}
2. diri 6(gesz2) 4(disz) e2 {d}nin-sun2
3. diri 3(gesz2) 4(u) e2 {d}szu-{d}suen
4. diri 3(gesz2) ba-ad-da-ri2
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Balance of the working days of gurush in the control of the sangas and temples with the expressions diri and lá-ni)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025062
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-31 at 13:34:10 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | 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 (053477) (053477)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25062) (BM.25062)
- British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-116) (W_1898-0216-116)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 025062 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206475.
BM 025062 artifact entry (No. P206475). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206475 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206475 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).
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