BM 027632 (P205835)

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 027632

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 zì-ka uru-a gar-ra 1 iku gán 1;1. -ta Gír-su.ki-ta Gú-ab-baki-shè ì-gál, bala dub-sag)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. zi3 KA
 en: flour ...
3. iri-a gar-ra
 en: in the city set,
4. 1(iku) GAN2
 en: 1 iku fields,
5. 1(asz) gur-ta
 en: 1 gur each,
6. gir2-su{ki}-ta
 en: from Girsu
7. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
 en: to Guabba,
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
2. bala dug sag
 en: bala of the head-jugs,
  blank space
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simurum was 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 zì-ka uru-a gar-ra 1 iku gán 1;1. -ta Gír-su.ki-ta Gú-ab-baki-shè ì-gál, bala dub-sag)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 027632
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 08:44:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:43:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:54 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 027632 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205835.
BM 027632 artifact entry (No. P205835). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205835 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027632 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205835 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 027632 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205835},
}

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