BM 025038 (P206894)

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 025038

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List nominative of gurush with their ration allotment; 4 col.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. e2 szu szum2-ma
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu sila4-mu
4. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
5. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
6. 1(u) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
7. ki lu2-us2-gi-na-ta
8. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
9. ki lu2-gu-la-ta
10. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
11. ki lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
12. 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
13. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
14. szu-nigin2 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
15. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
16. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
17. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 4(asz) dabin kiszib3 ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu ur-ba-gara2
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
3. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
4. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2 dumu lu2-giri17-zal
5. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 gur
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
8. 2(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-UD gur
10. kiszib3-bi 5(disz)
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-sa6-ga
12. 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
13. 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur
14. kiszib3 ur-szu-nir-da
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
16. ma2 ur5-bi-<sze3>-ba-du11
17. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
18. 5(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
19. kiszib3 nu-tuku
20. ma2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
column 1
1. ugu2 ur-{d}ig-alim ba-a-gar
2. giri3 lu2-mar-sa
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
4. 2(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
5. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
6. bala dub-sag ugu2-a ba-a-gar
7. 1(u) 2(asz) zi3-gu gur
8. ma2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 2(u) 3(asz) dabin gur
10. ma2 a2-tuku
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
12. ma2-a si-ga
13. 1(u) 3(barig) dabin kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
14. zi3 gar-ra
15. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig)
16. bala egir
17. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
18. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 gur
2. szu-nigin2 2(u) 4(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra sig5 gur
3. szu-nigin2 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
5. szu-nigin2 5(u) la2 2(barig) dabin gur
6. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
7. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. 2(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10. i3-dub
11. la2-ia3 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. nig2-ka9 ak
13. lu2-mar-sa
14. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 5(disz) ba-zal
15. sza3 e2-kikken2 gu-la
16. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (List nominative of gurush with their ration allotment; 4 col.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025038
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.08.05
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 11:21:29 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand 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 13:34:09 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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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025038 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206894.
BM 025038 artifact entry (No. P206894). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206894 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206894 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206894},
}


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