BM 025056 (P206474)

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 025056

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 and géme hé-dab5 and zì-íl; 4 col)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la
3. 1(disz) szul-u2
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 nisig
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze nisig
7. 1(disz) a2-na-mu
8. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6 lu2-azlag2
9. 1(disz) lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
11. 1(disz) en-kusz2-u5 kin2-gul-gul
12. 1(disz) arad2 [he2]-dab5 gir2-su{ki}
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2-gi-zi
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-nisig
15. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
16. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
17. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala
19. 1(disz) a2-nin-ga2-ta
20. 1(disz) lu2-nimgir
21. [1(disz) ur-{d}ig]-alim lu2-azlag2
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-[{d}hendur-sag]
2. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-[ra lu2-azlag2]
3. 1(disz) lugal-he2#-[gal2 arad2] lu2-sa6-[ga]
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ad-da
5. 1(disz) da-da ARAD2 lugal-an-na-tum2
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da giri17-dab5
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
8. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la aga3-us2
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna ad-kup4
10. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-du8
11. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ama-du8 dumu-ni
13. 1(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
14. 1(disz) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
15. he2-dab5-me
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) e2-hi-li
2. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
3. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1(disz) dingir-en-nu
6. zi3-il2-me
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz
2. szu-nigin2 3(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
3. szu-nigin2 3(disz) geme2
4. szu-nigin2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5. he2-dab5-me
6. szu-nigin2 6(disz) gurusz
7. zi3-il2-me
8. u4 2(u)-kam
9. iti mu-szu-du7
10. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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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
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (List nominative of gurush and géme hé-dab5 and zì-íl; 4 col)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025056
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.09.20
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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 10:04:26 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 025056 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206474.
BM 025056 artifact entry (No. P206474). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206474 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206474 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {BM 025056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206474},
}

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