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BM 025870 (P206499)

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 025870

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet; lú-úr-ka sukkal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. lu2-ur2-ka sukkal
3. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
4. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
5. ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
7. a-hu-t,a-ab lu2-kas4
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. {d}nanna-ku3-zu sukkal
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. szu-{d}utu lu2-kas4
5. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
6. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
7. lugal-ib2-ta-e3 sukkal
8. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet; lú-úr-ka sukkal)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 025870
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-25 at 10:02:31	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand		Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
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
2021-10-31 at 13:36:14	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (054099) (054099)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25870) (BM.25870)
British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-924) (W_1898-0216-924)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025870 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206499.

BM 025870 artifact entry (No. P206499). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206499 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206499 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206499},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025870 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206499.

BM 025870 artifact entry (No. P206499). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206499 (Original work published 2002)

BM 025870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206499 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206499},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P206499
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - BM 025870 artifact entry
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