BM 021525 (P319451)
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 021525Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Beer deliveries for cultic purposes (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) kasz sig5 lugal
2. 4(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du
3. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na u4 7(disz)-kam
4. 2(ban2) kasz sig5
5. 1(barig) kasz du
6. geszbun2 diri
7. {d}szul-gi ezem-ma tusz-a
8. 1(ban2) kasz sig5 esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) {d}szul-gi
9. 3(ban2) kasz sig5
10. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
11. {d}szul-gi ki {d}na-ru2-a-sze3 gen-na u4 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz sig5
2. gu3-de2-a ensi2
3. 1(asz) dida sig5
4. {d}szul-pa-e3
5. 2(barig) kasz du
6. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
7. 1(u) 5(asz) dida du
8. dam za-ri2-iq ensi2 |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}
9. |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}-ta du-ni
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10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
obverse
1. 2(barig) kasz sig5 lugal
2. 4(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du
3. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na u4 7(disz)-kam
4. 2(ban2) kasz sig5
5. 1(barig) kasz du
6. geszbun2 diri
7. {d}szul-gi ezem-ma tusz-a
8. 1(ban2) kasz sig5 esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) {d}szul-gi
9. 3(ban2) kasz sig5
10. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
11. {d}szul-gi ki {d}na-ru2-a-sze3 gen-na u4 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz sig5
2. gu3-de2-a ensi2
3. 1(asz) dida sig5
4. {d}szul-pa-e3
5. 2(barig) kasz du
6. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
7. 1(u) 5(asz) dida du
8. dam za-ri2-iq ensi2 |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}
9. |MUSZ3.ERIN|{ki}-ta du-ni
blank space
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Beer deliveries for cultic purposes (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: CBT 2, BM 021525 (catalogue)
[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021525
- Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0191
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-10-23 at 10:31:52 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (042084) (042084)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21525) (BM.21525)
- British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-191) (W_1896-0330-191)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BM 021525 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319451.
BM 021525 artifact entry (No. P319451). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319451 (Original work published 2006)
BM 021525 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319451 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
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