pisan-dub-ba no. 055 (P200554)

Administrative tag excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 439

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

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. e2-tum
 en: chambers of
3. mu-kux(DU)
 en: deliveries
4. u3 zi-ga
 en: and expenses
5. ur-tur sipa gu4 niga
 en: of Urtur, herdsman of fattened oxen
6. iti masz-da3-gu7-ta
 en: from month "Gazelle-feast"
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: to month "Harvest"
2. iti 1(u) 1(disz)#-sze3
 en: which gives 11 months
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki#} ba-hul
 en: year: "Huhnuri was destroyed"

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.07.01.00 to Amar-Suen.07.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200554

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number Smith College 439
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018739

References

  • primary: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 055

    [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
2025-03-31 at 11:34:16 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-04 at 01:52:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:21 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Pisan-Dub-Ba No. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200554.
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (No. P200554). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Original work published 2002)
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	title = {pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Pisan-Dub-Ba No. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200554.
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (No. P200554). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Original work published 2002)
pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200554 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {pisan-dub-ba no. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200554},
}

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