BM 025073 (P207923)
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 025073Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Employement of 2 teams of 60 gurush each)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
3. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) gurusz
4. esz3 didli-me
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gi-il2 e2-uz-ga
6. 1(disz) ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
7. 1(disz) ki-a-nag {d}szul-gi
8. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
9. 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra us2-sa
10. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
11. 5(disz) e2-muhaldim ki nam-mah
12. 3(disz) sipa ansze si2-si2
13. 8(disz) gu2-gir esir2
14. 2(disz) in-bul-bul
15. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
16. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
17. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
18. 1(disz) im-il2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(disz) im-il2 ki a-kal-la
20. 1(disz) zi3-il2 ki lu2-giri17-zal
21. 2(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba
reverse
1. 8(disz) ma2-gid2 ma2 unu{ki}
2. 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a isin2{si}{ki}
3. 1(disz) gu2 tul2
4. 3(disz) tu-ra
5. 2(disz) szandana
6. 5(disz) ma2 zi-gum2
7. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
8. zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
10. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
11. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
12. iti szu-numun
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
3. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2) gurusz
4. esz3 didli-me
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gi-il2 e2-uz-ga
6. 1(disz) ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
7. 1(disz) ki-a-nag {d}szul-gi
8. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
9. 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra us2-sa
10. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
11. 5(disz) e2-muhaldim ki nam-mah
12. 3(disz) sipa ansze si2-si2
13. 8(disz) gu2-gir esir2
14. 2(disz) in-bul-bul
15. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
16. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
17. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
18. 1(disz) im-il2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(disz) im-il2 ki a-kal-la
20. 1(disz) zi3-il2 ki lu2-giri17-zal
21. 2(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba
reverse
1. 8(disz) ma2-gid2 ma2 unu{ki}
2. 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a isin2{si}{ki}
3. 1(disz) gu2 tul2
4. 3(disz) tu-ra
5. 2(disz) szandana
6. 5(disz) ma2 zi-gum2
7. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
8. zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
10. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
11. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
12. iti szu-numun
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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Employement of 2 teams of 60 gurush each)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025073
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.14
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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 | 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 13:34:10 | 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 (053486) (053486)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25073) (BM.25073)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-127) (W_1898-0216-127)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025073 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207923.
BM 025073 artifact entry (No. P207923). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207923 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207923 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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