BM 025848 (P207676)

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 025848

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Pigfat and dead sheep from Lú-dNin-gír-su to Nì-ú-rum rá-gaba; gìr Gù-dé-a bala-bi 12-àm; seal: seal dedicated to SHulgi Nì-ú-rum rá-gaba ir11-zu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
2. 2(disz) ad7 udu
3. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
4. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba
reverse
1. giri3 gu3-de2-a
2. bala-bi 1(u) 2(disz)-am3
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
2. nig2-u2-rum
3. ra2-gaba
4. ARAD2-zu

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 (Pigfat and dead sheep from Lú-dNin-gír-su to Nì-ú-rum rá-gaba; gìr Gù-dé-a bala-bi 12-àm; seal: seal dedicated to SHulgi Nì-ú-rum rá-gaba ir11-zu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 25848

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025848
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 13:36:14 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005718 (composite) (P458428) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 025848 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207676.
BM 025848 artifact entry (No. P207676). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207676 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025848 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207676 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025848 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P207676},
}

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