BM 015006 (P204453)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015006

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2#-ak dib-ba
 en: inspections of who passed by,
3. e2 {d}ig-alim
 en: of the house of Igalim,
4. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: the house of Amar-suen,
5. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
 en: the house of Gatumdu,
reverse
1. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: (and) the house of Ningešzida,
2. mu {gesz}gu-za# {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year: “The chair of Enlil was fashioned.”

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/P204453

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015006
Accession Number 1896-04-08, 0201

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 052157
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15006
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0408-201

References

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 264

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-09 at 10:34:16 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-10-07 at 09:50:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-08-22 at 01:55:14 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Giles, Ralph CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:51:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:35 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:09 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:36 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael 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

“BM 015006 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204453.
BM 015006 artifact entry (No. P204453). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204453 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204453 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 015006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P204453
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BM 015006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204453
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 015006 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P204453.
BM 015006 artifact entry (No. P204453). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204453 (Original work published 2002)
BM 015006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204453 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 015006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P204453
LB  - CDLI:P204453
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BM 015006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204453
ER  -
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