MVN 22, 167 (P207484)

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 013871

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 × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub#-ba zi-ga x lugal
 en: xxx
3. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
  (re Reverso anepigrafico)

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/P207484

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm
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 013871
Accession Number 1896-03-31, 0226

External resources

References

  • primary: MVN 22, 167

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 230

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

  • history: CM 26, 137

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 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

“MVN 22, 167 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207484.
MVN 22, 167 artifact entry (No. P207484). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207484 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 167 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207484 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 22, 167 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P207484.
MVN 22, 167 artifact entry (No. P207484). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207484 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 167 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207484 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207484},
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