BM 025183 (P206484)

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 025183

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley account in the temple of Dumuzi.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) [2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3] sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. zi-ga zu2-si-ka
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. dumu inim-{d}szara2
8. 1(u) 6(disz) erin2 nu-dab5 2(asz) gur-ta
9. sze-bi 3(u) 2(asz) gur
10. zi-ga
reverse
1. 8(asz) kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur zi3-[x]
3. kiszib3 ha-ba-zi-ge
4. 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur zi3-[x]
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu
6. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
7. kiszib3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
8. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
9. szu-nigin2 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) [5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze gur]
10. zi-ga
11. la2-ia3 3(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) [x] gur
12. nig2-ka9 ak si-i3-tum
13. e2 {d}dumu-zi

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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  • Museum No.: BM 025183
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 10:28:04 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 13:34:10 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 025183 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206484.
BM 025183 artifact entry (No. P206484). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206484 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206484 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 025183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206484},
}

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