BM 024275 (P207675)

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 024275

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Flour shà é-duru5-shè; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. IS-sha6-ga ú-du-lu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) dabin lugal
2. sza3 e2-duru5-sze3
3. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
4. [...] a2-bi2-[...]
5. [...]
reverse
1. [u4] 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
2. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu gesz-sa6-[mu]
4. u2-du udu

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Flour shà é-duru5-shè; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. IS-sha6-ga ú-du-lu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: BM 024275
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.28 (intercalated)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 11:50:41 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-06-15 at 11:50:03 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005015 (composite) (P457725) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 024275 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207675.
BM 024275 artifact entry (No. P207675). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207675 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207675 (Accessed: August 23, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207675},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207675
LB  - CDLI:P207675
M1  - 2025/8/23/
TI  - BM 024275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207675
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 024275 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207675.
BM 024275 artifact entry (No. P207675). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207675 (Original work published 2002)
BM 024275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207675 (Accessed: August 23, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 024275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207675},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P207675
LB  - CDLI:P207675
M1  - 2025/8/23/
TI  - BM 024275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P207675
ER  - 
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