MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 (P112564)

Administrative tag excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105512

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. kiszib3 dab?-ba a2 erin2-na
 en: sealed documents of conveyance for the wages of the workers
3. szesz-kal-la dumu tir-gu
 en: by Šeškala, son of Tirgu;
4. iti 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
 en: amounting to 11 months
5. i3-gal2
 en: are here
reverse
1. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar-ra-ta
 en: from month: "brick placed in the mold"
2. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
 en: to month: "Dumuzi"
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: " Šu-Suen, king, destroyed the land of Zabšali"

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.07.02.00 to Šū-Suen.07.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112564

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105512
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012368
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105512
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-344

References

  • primary: MCS 1, 26, BM 105512

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 026

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

  • collation: Orient 21 (pp. 1-9), 7

    [Gomi1985Orient21] Gomi, Tohru. 1985. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veroffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, III.” Orient 21: 1–9.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-17 at 12:01:39 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 08:52:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:56 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 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

“MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112564.
MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 artifact entry (No. P112564). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112564 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112564 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024MCS,
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MCS 1, 26, {BM} 105512 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112564},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112564.
MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 artifact entry (No. P112564). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112564 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112564 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MCS 1, 26, {BM} 105512 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112564},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112564
LB  - CDLI:P112564
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MCS 1, 26, BM 105512 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112564
ER  -
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