BM 023954 (P204342)

Administrative tag 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 023954

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan dub-ba gúrum-ak dab5-ba gìr-sí-ga énsi-ka érin Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sukkal érin Ur-gish.gigir dumu Gi4-ni-mu shu-ha mushen-dù é-udu-niga Gír-suki ì-gál)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2-ak
 en: inspections,
3. dab-ba
 en: seized,
4. giri3#-se3-ga ensi2-ka
 en: personnel of the governor,
5. erin2# ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal
 en: (labor-)troops of Ur-Nigar, son of Ur-Sukkal,
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1. erin2 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu gi4-ni-mu
 en: (labor-)troops of Ur-Gigir, son of Ginimu,
2. szu-ku6 muszen-du3
 en: fishermen, bird-hunters,
3. e2-udu-niga gir2-su{ki}
 en: house of fattened sheep of Girsu,
  blank space
4. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed.”

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: Tag
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Basket label: pisan dub-ba gúrum-ak dab5-ba gìr-sí-ga énsi-ka érin Ur-ni9-gar d. Ur-sukkal érin Ur-gish.gigir dumu Gi4-ni-mu shu-ha mushen-dù é-udu-niga Gír-suki ì-gál)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

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  • Museum No.: BM 023954
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:43:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:46 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:36 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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 023954 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204342.
BM 023954 artifact entry (No. P204342). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204342 (Original work published 2002)
BM 023954 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204342 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 023954 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204342},
}


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