BM 022823 (P320066)

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 022823

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba anåe-ama-gan-na ì-gub-ba mu Ha-ar-åi˚-ta mu en unu6-gal-åè; Shulgi 48 to Amar-Suen 5 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. ansze ama-gan-na# gub-ba
 en: breeding donkeys stationed,
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta
 en: from the year: “Harši”
reverse
1. mu en-unu6-gal-sze3
 en: to the year: “Enunugal.”
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label: pisan-dub-ba anåe-ama-gan-na ì-gub-ba mu Ha-ar-åi˚-ta mu en unu6-gal-åè; Shulgi 48 to Amar-Suen 5 (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.00.00 to Amar-Suen.05.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320066

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 022823
Accession Number 1897-05-10, 0086

External resources

References

  • history: CBT 2, BM 022823 (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 13:32:21 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 08:43:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:45 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 19:41:39 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 022823 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320066.
BM 022823 artifact entry (No. P320066). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320066 (Original work published 2006)
BM 022823 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320066 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 022823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320066},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BM 022823 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 022823 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320066.
BM 022823 artifact entry (No. P320066). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320066 (Original work published 2006)
BM 022823 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320066 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 022823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320066},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320066
LB  - CDLI:P320066
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BM 022823 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320066
ER  - 
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