BM 025838 (P204812)

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 025838

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for fat sheep (shà-gal udu-niga) from Ur-Lama to Lú-kal-la; seal: Ur-é-ninnu ds d. Lú-du10-ga sanga dNin-gír-su)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal udu niga-sze3
3. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. giri3 i-ta-e3-a
reverse
1. iti sze-il2-la
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-e2-ninnu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su

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 (Barley for fat sheep (shà-gal udu-niga) from Ur-Lama to Lú-kal-la; seal: Ur-é-ninnu ds d. Lú-du10-ga sanga dNin-gír-su)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025838
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000444 (composite) (P430540) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025838 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204812.
BM 025838 artifact entry (No. P204812). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204812 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025838 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204812 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {BM 025838 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204812},
}

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