JCS 23, 071 3 (P111957)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MFAB 1921.1356

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
 en: xxx
3. giri3#? unu3#-e-ne
 en: xxx
  more like ni e2 dab5 ...
4. nu#-banda3 lugal-iri-da#
 en: xxx
5. u3 lu2-giri17#-zal#
 en: xxx
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
  blank space
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111957

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number MFAB 1921.1356
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015961

References

  • primary: JCS 23, p.68-75, p. 71 3

    [Owen1970MFABoston] Owen, David I., and Gordon D. Young. 1970. “Cuneiform Texts in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23 (3): 68–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359184.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 065

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-11 at 12:27:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 23, 071 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111957.
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (No. P111957). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111957 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111957 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111957},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 23, 071 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111957.
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (No. P111957). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111957 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 23, 071 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111957 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111957},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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