BM 012555 (P315599)

Administrative tag excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 012555

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label from a tablet-basket containing records. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nigin bar-ra-kar-a
 en: szum2 of the bar-ra-kar (workers),
3. giri3-se3-ga
 en: the personnel,
4. dumu lu2 er2-du8
 en: children, men, wailers,
5. 2(disz) iti-da SAR x
 en: 2 ...
reverse
1. x [...]
 en: ...
2. x [...]
 en: ...
3. erin2 x [...]
 en: ...,
4. i3-gal2
 en: are here.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label from a tablet-basket containing records. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P315599

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 012555
Accession Number 1895-12-14, 0167

References

  • history: CBT 1, BM 12555

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    catalogue entry


  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 214

    [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
2025-01-10 at 11:39:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:09 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:36 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 012555 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315599.
BM 012555 artifact entry (No. P315599). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315599 (Original work published 2006)
BM 012555 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315599 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 012555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315599},
}

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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 012555 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315599.
BM 012555 artifact entry (No. P315599). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315599 (Original work published 2006)
BM 012555 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315599 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {BM 012555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315599},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315599
LB  - CDLI:P315599
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BM 012555 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315599
ER  - 
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