Kyoto 50 (P112455)

Administrative tag excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Collection(s)

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Number

KUJ —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba w/ gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gar-gar-a
 en: xxx
3. tug2 i3 sza3-ze2
 en: xxx
reverse
1. u3 gaba-ri
 en: xxx
2. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
 en: xxx
3. 1(disz) gesz gal mu sar-ra BAD
 en: xxx
4. lugal-igi-du8
 en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba w/ gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112455

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Museum Number KUJ —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006786

References

  • primary: Kyoto, Kyoto 50

    [Nakahara1928Kyoto] Nakahara, Yomokuro. 1928. The Sumerian Tablets in the Imperial University of Kyoto. [Tokyo] : Toyo Bunko.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 260

    [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
2024-07-01 at 18:48:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 50 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112455.
Kyoto 50 artifact entry (No. P112455). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112455 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112455 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Kyoto 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112455},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112455
LB  - CDLI:P112455
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Kyoto 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112455
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 50 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112455.
Kyoto 50 artifact entry (No. P112455). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112455 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112455 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Kyoto 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112455},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112455
LB  - CDLI:P112455
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Kyoto 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112455
ER  -
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