BM 015584 (P316929)

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 015584

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba pisan-dub-ba nì-ka9-ak lú-nì-dab5-ke4-ne ì-gál (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: long-tablets
3. lu2 nig2-dab5-ke4-ne
 en: of the requisitioners
  blank space
4. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
reverse
  blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašrum was destroyed."

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba pisan-dub-ba nì-ka9-ak lú-nì-dab5-ke4-ne ì-gál (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P316929

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 015584
Accession Number 1896-04-10, 0311

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 015584 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 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 08:42:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:37 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-29 at 15:50:10 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:37 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 015584 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316929.
BM 015584 artifact entry (No. P316929). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316929 (Original work published 2006)
BM 015584 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316929 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316929},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P316929
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 015584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316929
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 015584 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316929.
BM 015584 artifact entry (No. P316929). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316929 (Original work published 2006)
BM 015584 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316929 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 015584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P316929
LB  - CDLI:P316929
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 015584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316929
ER  - 
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