BM 025803 (P206497)
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 025803Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley and silver accounts of various persons: Lu-Ninshubur, dEn-ki-ki-ág, Ur-Ningirsu, Lu-dingirra)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
2. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. {d}en-ki-ki-ag2
7. 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. 1/3(disz){sza} 1(gesz2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
9. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su NA
10. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
3. 1(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
4. du11-ga-zi-da
5. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
7. giri3 lu2-du10-ga
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
9. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
10. lu2-dingir-ra
11. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
12. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
2. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. {d}en-ki-ki-ag2
7. 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. 1/3(disz){sza} 1(gesz2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
9. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su NA
10. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
3. 1(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
4. du11-ga-zi-da
5. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
7. giri3 lu2-du10-ga
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
9. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
10. lu2-dingir-ra
11. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
12. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
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
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley and silver accounts of various persons: Lu-Ninshubur, dEn-ki-ki-ág, Ur-Ningirsu, Lu-dingirra)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025803
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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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| 2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | 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 (054071) (054071)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25803) (BM.25803)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-857) (W_1898-0216-857)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025803 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206497.
BM 025803 artifact entry (No. P206497). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206497 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025803 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206497 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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